Comments on: The Great Firewall of China the UK? http://cominganarchy.com/2008/12/08/the-great-firewall-of-china-the-uk/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:41:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Younghusband http://cominganarchy.com/2008/12/08/the-great-firewall-of-china-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-386790 Younghusband Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:31:34 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/?p=4023#comment-386790 "IWF backs down on Wiki censorship":http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7774102.stm "IWF's overriding objective is to minimise the availability of indecent images of children on the internet, however, on this occasion our efforts have had the opposite effect. We regret the unintended consequences for Wikipedia and its users." IWF backs down on Wiki censorship

“IWF’s overriding objective is to minimise the availability of indecent images of children on the internet, however, on this occasion our efforts have had the opposite effect. We regret the unintended consequences for Wikipedia and its users.”

]]> By: Alexandru http://cominganarchy.com/2008/12/08/the-great-firewall-of-china-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-386770 Alexandru Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:28:27 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/?p=4023#comment-386770 The idea that a photograph, especially in that context, prompts people to become pedophiles is retarded. And I mean retarded in the technical sense: it just doesn't stand up to adult reasoning standards and can only appease (or offend) childish sensibilities. Ironically enough for the album, it seems that Time isn't a "virgin killer" for everyone, at least in regard to certain people's naivete. The idea that a photograph, especially in that context, prompts people to become pedophiles is retarded. And I mean retarded in the technical sense: it just doesn’t stand up to adult reasoning standards and can only appease (or offend) childish sensibilities.

Ironically enough for the album, it seems that Time isn’t a “virgin killer” for everyone, at least in regard to certain people’s naivete.

]]> By: Younghusband http://cominganarchy.com/2008/12/08/the-great-firewall-of-china-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-386750 Younghusband Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:02:27 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/?p=4023#comment-386750 That has been a central argument in philosophy since ancient times. Though I think that a law the limits one of the greatest resources of human knowledge over a "piece of art":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Killer#Internet_censorship qualifies as unreasonable. That has been a central argument in philosophy since ancient times. Though I think that a law the limits one of the greatest resources of human knowledge over a piece of art qualifies as unreasonable.

]]> By: Psudo http://cominganarchy.com/2008/12/08/the-great-firewall-of-china-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-386749 Psudo Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:01:50 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/?p=4023#comment-386749 Which laws of censorship are prudish and which are reasonable? Which laws of censorship are prudish and which are reasonable?

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