[plug] Fwd: [SLUG] censorship alert! (off-topic)

[Leon Brooks]

Chris Cornish wrote:

> * A ban on 'X-rated' material online.

> * A requirement for ISPs to do their best to block access to X- and
> RC-rated material from overseas.  (We get to join the illustrious company
> of China, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.)

> * A requirement that all R-rated content be protected by "adult
> verification mechanisms".

> * A statement that "This regime is consistent with the content regulation
> regime for subscription narrowcast services such as adult pay-TV
> services", ignoring the fact that the Net is nothing like pay-TV at all.