French Riots Lead to Crackdown on Blogs

Browncoat writes "Wired reports that because of the recent riots in France, authorities have shut down a blog called Hardcore, whose participants have allegedly violating a French law concerning violent speech. Many bloggers fear there will be consequences for them if they are outspoken, even if it is in a nonviolent way. From the article: 'Ahmed Meguinia, a political activist who saw some of the Paris region's hardest-hit areas during the past week, said many bloggers feared prosecution for publishing even nonviolent content. While not condoning blogs that incited violence, he said that there was a lack of media coverage explaining why ethnically segregated inhabitants of some of France's poorest cities have been driven to riot. Instead, the world repeatedly sees CNN images of burning cars and shops, he said.'"

Political correctness

[wpiman]

We in America call them the "Freedom Riots" (tm).

Vive La Resistance!

[BHearsum]

Wouldn't it be ironic of France of all places was the starting point for a global uprising?

French censorship?

[TheNoxx]

Thought I'd never see the day. Well, the French certainly do need a creative boost, and nothing gets the literary talents of Europe fermenting like a good upheaval of society and oppression of the lower classes. Maybe even ol' Bushie will make a cameo with Chirac and offer the dregs of society some cake 'n pie.

Re:Ethnically segregated?

[wpiman]

Beverly Hills, that's where I want to be.

Truth is, I don't stand a chance. It's something that your born into and I just don't belong.

Somehow

[N8F8]

Chirac will blame this on Bush.

Vive la France!

[slashdot_commentator]

Skyrock deletes roughly 6,500 articles and shuts down 10 blogs every day that violate its policy prohibiting racist, obscene or violent content, the company said in a statement.

And they leave out the most unforgivable crime: posting a page written exclusively non-French. But they let Roman Polanski, a convicted child rapist, to run around their enlightened nation.

Civil Disorder in Paris

[cordsie]

They should have built a Coliseum before the city hit population 5 then made a bee line for Monotheism to build a cathedral. At the very least, they could have turned a citizen or two into an elvis as a stop gap emergency measure.

Pah. French AI's a joke.

(It's a joke, I think the real situation is horrible.)

Re:Ethnically segregated?

[Foobar of Borg]

I can just see Samuel L. Jackson hopping out of a squad car, pointing his gun at some rioter saying, "Enchanté, motherfucker!"

Re:Why riots? Labor laws

[Anonymous Coward]

from what I read, unemployment is like 250%. Actually no one works, we just sit there, relax, smoke weed, and receive money from the Marshall Plan.

God I like being a Communist !

BREAKING NEWS

[Anonymous Coward]

Paris (APi) - In a stunning development, the french government has decided to end the conflict and surrender to the rioters currently causing minor problems in various french cities.

The rioters immediately re-established the Vichy government and appointed "Chuckles DeGaulle", grand-nephew of Charles and noted mime to head up the new government.

Re:Ethnically segregated?

[Skim123]

Beverly Hills is 'ethnically segregated' too.

Actually, it's not. Plenty of rich African Americans there. ...

Like Ashley, Carlton, and the Fresh Prince, if memory serves me correctly! :-p