Council of Europe Pushes Net Hate-Speech Ban

omnirealm writes: "The N.Y. Times is reporting that the 43-nation Council of Europe is trying to ban racist and hate speech from the Internet by adding a protocol, or side agreement, to its cybercrime convention, which was stamped for ratification on Thursday."

Stupid Eurotrash

[IvyMike]

Ooops, now I'm in trouble.

Re:It only confirms that the 1st amendment is uniq

[Tachys]

Yeah I'm glad in the US we don't censor anything on TV,Radio or the internet like the beepheads at the European Union. I mean what a bunch of beepholes.

Everyone of you stop Posting

[WildBeast]

Too many of you people are posting hatefull comments about the Council of Europe. That means you're all outlaws.

Since the days of freedom and free speech are counted, I guess I better grab the few occasions I have and say what's on my mind. All those pro-censorship laws are crap.

*sniff*

[x136]

*sniff* *sniff*
What's that smell?
Oh, yeah. It's the rancid stench of A Stupid Idea That Will Never Work.

Re:Censorship by stupidity is worse....

[abe ferlman]

The last 3 prime ministers in the UK have been a middle class lad turned new Labour (Tony Blair), the son of a bloke who worked in a circus and who was an accountant and very working class who led the conservative party (John Major) and the daughter of a grocer who got a degree in Chemistry and led the Conservative party in 3 successive election victories. Working class, middle class, upper class, man or woman and no-one cares about religon... all have led the UK. Do you have such equality.

George W. Bush was a criminal (DUI), doesn't that count for anything? You hoity-toity brits...

Re:Anybody in europe ever read 1984?

[kptBlaha]

At least one (1) person in europe (i.e. Orwell) read the book.