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Minnesota Gives In; Won't Block Gambling Sites
from the good-for-them dept
Back in April, the state of Minnesota tried to force ISPs to block certain gambling websites. Similar attempts had been tried in a few other states, and quickly shot down by the courts -- and it didn't take long for a lawsuit to emerge in Minnesota. However, the good news is that the state has apparently agreed to back down rather than trying to fight a bogus and costly lawsuit. Basically, it sounds like enough lawyers explained to state officials that their likelihood of winning was pretty slim -- so the state just folded. At least they didn't keep trying to waste taxpayer money trying to fight for such censorship.
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Would it be too much to ask...
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ISPs are civilization's last line of defense agains the barbarian hordes!
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At least they are learning from their mistakes which is more than I can say for some other states.
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I agree
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