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Venezuelan Politicians Seem To Think The Web Is Like TV: Adult Content Only Allowed At Night
from the that's-not-how-it-works dept
With all the jokes we've had about how badly it seems the US government doesn't understand the internet, and often seems to want to censor the internet, it appears that politicians in Venezuela want to go even further. A lawmaker from the ruling party has put forth a bill that would regulate the internet -- in part by saying that adult content can only be available after midnight.
Yes, you read that right. Supporters point out that this is the same requirement for TV and radio, so why shouldn't it work that way for the internet? Detractors point out that... um... that's not how the internet works. Of course, the bill also lets the government directly censor websites that say things the ruling party doesn't like, which does seem like standard practice for media entities in Venezuela these days.
Yes, you read that right. Supporters point out that this is the same requirement for TV and radio, so why shouldn't it work that way for the internet? Detractors point out that... um... that's not how the internet works. Of course, the bill also lets the government directly censor websites that say things the ruling party doesn't like, which does seem like standard practice for media entities in Venezuela these days.
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:eye-roll:
/sarc
Also, there's a completely distributed uncensorable DNS system coming. Heard of Dot-p2p yet?
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Love the title !
I really loved the title !! I cracked up on that !
Thanks for making my day :)
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"Wouldn't that just mean the whole internet would only be available at night?"
There's a joke here somewhere...
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dns servers
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The internet is for porn
The internet is made of cats
Every time you masturbate god kills a kitten
Therefore, the internet is self-defeating
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Even worse in Germany
That's what you get with a bunch of clueless jerks who just don't get the internet (actually most ppl thing, they do, they only want to control it).
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Great minds
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Contradictions as always
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