EU Promotes Continent-Wide Censorship
Mark Ballard writes on The Register:
EU media commissioner Viviane Reding yesterday defended proposals for continent-wide censorship laws to control the Internet, telephone communications and radio broadcasts, while bringing television regulators under the same set of rules.No, it has everything to do with spoon-feeding your contituents pablum.
She told a press conference her aim was to protect children and prevent the incitement of hatred, reported Reuters news agency. The plan would see rules governing television broadcasts replicated to regulate other media.
She said there had been agreement at a meeting of European Union culture ministers that content that "goes too far" and "destroys our society" should be blocked. They wanted to see content that conformed with "basic societal values".
The rules would promote an internal market for media firms who currently faced a smorgasbord of rules in different countries. It had "nothing to do with free speech" she said.
More here.
posted by Fergie @ 5/19/2006 06:38:00 AM
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