McCain’s new law would extend obscenity laws to blogs

Also to mailing lists, message boards, chatrooms, social networking sites, hosting services, domain name registration services, search services and video hosting services. What an ignorant douche. Snip from Slashdot:

“Senator John McCain has proposed a bill to extend federal obscenity reporting guidelines to all forms of internet communications. Those who fail to report according to guidelines could face fines of up to $300,000 for unreported posts to a blog or mailing list. The EFF was quick to slam the proposal, saying that this was the very definition of ‘slippery slope’, and citing the idea of ‘personal common carrier’.” Link.

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