Even More Restriction For German Internet

tikurion writes "It's only been a few weeks since the law dubbed Zugangserschwerungsgesetz (access impediment law) was passed in the German Parliament despite over 140,000 signatures of people opposed to it. The law will go into effect in mid-October 2009. Now Minister for Family Affairs Ursula von der Leyen implied in an interview that she is planning on extending the reach of the law, claiming '...or else the great Internet is in danger of turning into a lawless range of chaos, where you're allowed to bully, insult, and deceive limitlessly.' More on golem.de via Google translate (here is the German original)."

4chan

[DreamsAreOkToo]

where you're allowed to bully, insult, and deceive limitlessly.

If this was their goal, there would only need to be one domain on the list.

Das ist verboten.

[gandhi_2]

Heaven:
Where the police are British,
The cooks are Italian,
The mechanics are German,
The lovers are French and
It's all organized by the Swiss.

Hell is:
Where the police are German,
The cooks are British,
The Mechanics are French,
The lovers are Swiss and
It's all organized by the Italians.

Internet nazi?

[russlar]

"No Internet for you!"

Re:4chan

[m0ve]

come on ! we can take it ;)

Re:Minister for Family Affairs

[ysth]

...silly walks.

Impedimented

[thatkid_2002]

I think their government might not only have an access impediment, but also a speech impediment with a name like "Zugangserschwerungsgesetz".

Re:Time machine?

[Ihmhi]

It'd have to be a machine that go could pretty far back. Way back, even.

Obligatory: ACHTUNG ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS

[adelgado]

Das computenmachine is nicht fur gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Is easy schnappen der springwerk, blownfusen, und poppenoorken mit spittzensparken. Ist nicht fur gewerken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken signtseeren keepen hands in das pockets--relaxen und watch das blinkenlights.

Re:Umm.. why?

[Anarchduke]

Hey watch it, that's Germany you are talking about. In Germany, it is forbidden to talk about Nazi's, even when they are censoring the internet.

Re:We need to lock everyone in their houses

[Ihlosi]

But then the small indoors is in danger. We need to move everybody to the moon, starting with the people who create laws like these.

The moon? The MOON ?! You're thinking way too short.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_Ark#Golgafrincham [wikipedia.org]

Top right?

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm on OSX, you insensitive clod.

Re:Das ist verboten.

[selven]

The police are British? That's a bit outdated. Hmm.... what country has a good police force? Sealand?

Re:Impedimented

[maxwell demon]

Maybe they should make a law against long words in the names of federal laws. They could call it Bundesgesetznamenswortlängenbeschränkungsgesetz.

Language barrier already achieves this!

[Anachragnome]

In all honesty, I couldn't understand any of them (the germans) anyways.

Hell, Google can barely understand them...

Re:Internet nazi?

[Wowsers]

The German music group Kraftwerk have reworded their hit Autobahn, it now goes..

"No fun fun fun on the information autobahn!" /sarcasm

Re:There's worse.

[Ihlosi]

The real question is this: Can you name worse than 12chan?

pichan. Now even more irrational.

Re:Obligatory: ACHTUNG ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS

[Anonymous Coward]

Hand in your geek card.

Re:There's worse.

[dgatwood]

Don't forget 666chan.... I suppose the devil's in the details, though.