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Absurdity of censorship

2001-10-24

The Korean government, following a deceitful chain of events, is using the excuse of "protecting minors" to impose filtering on the Internet. The list of sites to be blocked includes not only pornography (not that pornography is a bad thing), but also sites that provide serious advice to gay people. Dont be fooled by the excuse. Censorship laws are more dangerous to a democratic society than any pornography could ever be.

The Korean government, following a deceitful chain of events, is using the excuse of "protecting minors" to impose filtering on the Internet. The list of sites to be blocked includes not only p / o / r / n / o / g / r / a / p / h / y (not that p / o / r / n / o / g / r / a / p / h / y is a bad thing), but also sites that provide serious advice to g / a / y people. Dont be fooled by the excuse. Censorship laws are more dangerous to a democratic society than any p/ o/ r/ n/ o/ graphy could ever be.

Isn't it absurd that a government which asks for comments about a policy that blocks access to porn sites and sites with information for gays would reject comments that talk about the issue? It's like spelling out "i c e c r e a m" so that a four-year-old won't understand you.

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