Law to block child porn online thrown out

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Guardian Unlimited | Online | BT puts
block on child porn sites

Guardian Unlimited | Online | BT puts
block on child porn sites 06/07/2004 06:03 AM
British Telecom puts block on child porn sites .. Guardian Unlimited

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BT to block child porn site

BT to block child porn site 06/07/2004 07:05 PM
globetechnology.com Jun 7 2004 10:34PM GMT

BT To Block Child Porn - But Who Makes
The List?

BT To Block Child Porn - But Who Makes
The List? 06/07/2004 02:39 AM
Lots of folks are talking about the decision by BT to b lock access to child porn and how this is the "first mass censorship of the web attempted in a Western democracy." Actually, that's not true at all. Pennsylvania has been forcing ISPs to do this for years. While most of the Guardian article above focuses on how it's now technically feasible to do so, it doesn't really get into the reasons why this is problematic. First, it's unclear who gets to make up the list, and how they decide what's "bad" and what's acceptable. The article mentions a list, but it's not clear that's the list that BT will use - or if there's any kind of appeal procedure for sites that have been unfairly blocked. It's also not clear if (as in Pennsylvania) blocking a site that's on a shared server will mean every other site on that server will also get blocked. The article talks up how this was an idea by NCH, the children's charity who has a habit of putting out very biased and very misleading studies trying to blame child porn on everyone but the people actually creating and hosting the child porn. This is yet another effort by them to try to hide away the problem, rather than dealing with its root causes.

U.S. Judge Rejects Law to Block Child
Porn on Web (Reuters)

U.S. Judge Rejects Law to Block Child
Porn on Web (Reuters) 09/10/2004 06:27 PM
Reuters - A Pennsylvania law allowing the state to force Internet service providers to block access to child pornography sites is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Friday.

BT to block access to websites carrying
child porn

BT to block access to websites carrying
child porn 06/07/2004 07:14 AM
Computer Buyer Jun 7 2004 11:51AM GMT

BT Seeks to Block Child Porn Site Access

BT Seeks to Block Child Porn Site Access 06/07/2004 05:38 PM
AP via Daily Press Jun 7 2004 9:55PM GMT

BT Group to Block Access to Child Porn
Web Sites (Reuters)

BT Group to Block Access to Child Porn
Web Sites (Reuters) 06/07/2004 08:51 AM
Reuters - Web sites carrying pornographic images of children will be off-limits to BT Group's one million broadband Internet customers, Britain's telecoms giant said on Monday.

Groups call state's effort to block
Internet child porn a failure

Groups call state's effort to block
Internet child porn a failure 06/23/2004 08:43 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Jun 24 2004 0:01AM GMT

Call to block child gambling online

Call to block child gambling online 07/26/2004 10:57 PM
Society.guardian.co.uk - Tue Jul 27, 02:32 am GMT

UK probe into online child porn

UK probe into online child porn 06/09/2004 12:53 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Tue Jun 8, 11:28 am GMT

Court Bounces Pa. Online Child Porn Law

Court Bounces Pa. Online Child Porn Law 09/10/2004 06:31 PM
Internet News Sep 10 2004 10:04PM GMT

Feds Announce Online Child Porn Arrests
(AP)

Feds Announce Online Child Porn Arrests
(AP) 05/14/2004 01:29 PM
AP - A nationwide probe into child pornography trafficking using Internet file-sharing networks has resulted in 1,000 investigations and at least 65 arrests, federal officials announced Friday.

Infotech: Law vs online child porn to be
lobbied anew--sources

Infotech: Law vs online child porn to be
lobbied anew--sources 07/06/2004 03:16 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Jul 6 2004 5:36PM GMT

Three Months In Jail For Revenge Sex
Video Online; Father Finds Child Porn on
Computer He Bought For His Son;

Three Months In Jail For Revenge Sex
Video Online; Father Finds Child Porn on
Computer He Bought For His Son; 09/12/2004 04:39 PM
AVN Online Sep 12 2004 8:01PM GMT

US rules all porn is child porn

US rules all porn is child porn 06/24/2005 04:04 PM
Prove otherwise

BT to block child pornography

BT to block child pornography 06/07/2004 07:20 AM
Technology trials to begin shortly

Norway to Block Child Pornography Sites

Norway to Block Child Pornography Sites 09/21/2004 12:53 PM
AP via Daily Press Sep 21 2004 4:44PM GMT

Justices block Internet porn law

Justices block Internet porn law 06/29/2004 10:47 AM

Australia Wants ISPs To Block Porn

Australia Wants ISPs To Block Porn 08/17/2004 01:29 PM
Add some members of the Australian government to the group of politicians who seem to think that secretive filters at the ISP level are the solution to porn. They're recommending that ISPs be responsible for blocking certain hardcore porn. The reason for the recommendation appears to be the realization that regulation isn't working. However, they seem to immediately assume that filtering will work, ignoring plenty of historical evidence that it doesn't. Even worse, filtering at the ISP level has often been shown to block perfectly legitimate sites. Since the details of what sites are being filtered are always kept secret, there's often no way for anyone to know if legitimate sites are included in the block. Those behind this plan claim this plan "is a proposal that has merit because it gets to the problem at the source and it would make it much harder for the industry to duck responsibility." There are plenty of problems with that statement. First, this plan is exactly the opposite of getting at "the source" of the problem. It's clearly focused on getting at the problem in the middle -- the ISP, who has nothing to do with the porn itself. If they really want to get "at the source" of the problem, they should go after those who are putting illegal porn online. Second, to suggest that it's the ISPs' "responsibility" is again backwards. The ISPs are simply a service, and requiring them to set up a system to filter all content through their service isn't a responsibility, it's a pointless burden that will add expense without doing much to stop the real problem. If the government wanted to go after the real source of the problem, they'd go after those truly responsible for the problem -- not the folks in the middle who are simply transporting bits.

It may be up to parents to block Web
porn (USATODAY.com)

It may be up to parents to block Web
porn (USATODAY.com) 06/30/2004 06:09 AM
USATODAY.com - For years, Congress has sought what amounts to a legislative Holy Grail: A law that would protect children from Internet pornography, stay relevant in the face of evolving technology, and not be too much of a restriction for adults who want to exercise their constitutional right to view sexually explicit materials.

P2P Against Child Porn

P2P Against Child Porn 05/06/2004 01:32 AM
Last year, when other attacks against peer-to-peer file sharing systems weren't working, the entertainment industry pulled out the "porn" card, saying that the file sharing networks were chock full of child porn and it was a danger to anyone using it. Of course, you could say the same thing about the internet, but all the hype even convinced Senator Hatch to push legislation against P2P networks due to all that porn. Realizing that they had something of a PR problem on this issue, it appears the various P2P networks decided to team up and do something to show how they're actually helping to catch child pornographers. They've been working with the FBI to help them track down those responsible for child porn, and are now looking at setting up a system to let users flag child porn so that the networks (and the FBI) can track it down (though, you wonder how quickly that flag will be abused: don't like a song? call it child porn). Finally, in a move that's much more about the good publicity it can generate than actually catching pornographers, they're going to start posting pictures from the FBI's most wanted list of child pornographers on their websites.

Supreme Court Upholds Web Porn Law Block
(AP)

Supreme Court Upholds Web Porn Law Block
(AP) 06/30/2004 04:57 AM
AP - The Supreme Court blocked a law meant to shield Web-surfing children from dirty pictures and online come-ons, ruling Tuesday that the law also would cramp the free speech rights of adults to see and buy what they want on the Internet.

High Court Upholds Block of Web Porn Law
(AP)

High Court Upholds Block of Web Porn Law
(AP) 06/29/2004 10:30 AM
AP - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a law meant to punish pornographers who peddle dirty pictures to Web-surfing kids is probably an unconstitutional muzzle on free speech.

Court upholds block of Internet porn law

Court upholds block of Internet porn law 06/30/2004 04:42 AM
Newsobserver.com - Wed Jun 30, 09:33 am GMT

High Court Upholds Block of Web Porn Law

High Court Upholds Block of Web Porn Law 06/29/2004 03:19 PM
Los Angeles Times Jun 29 2004 6:07PM GMT

BT on child porn stats

BT on child porn stats 07/22/2004 06:25 AM
Replies to ISPA's concerns

Supreme Court Upholds Block of Internet
Porn Law

Supreme Court Upholds Block of Internet
Porn Law 06/29/2004 05:05 PM
Red Nova Jun 29 2004 9:12PM GMT

Justices Uphold Block of Web Porn Law
but Send Case Back

Justices Uphold Block of Web Porn Law
but Send Case Back 06/29/2004 02:10 PM
The high court again moved to limit the government's efforts to shield minors from pornography on the Internet, saying that a law violates the First Amendment.

Justices Uphold Block of Web Porn Law
but Sends Case Back

Justices Uphold Block of Web Porn Law
but Sends Case Back 06/29/2004 12:13 PM
New York Times Jun 29 2004 3:54PM GMT

BT acts against child porn sites

BT acts against child porn sites 06/08/2004 07:41 AM
Blocking illegal sites is only one stage in the fight against online paedophiles, say experts.

Feds target P2P child porn

Feds target P2P child porn 05/14/2004 05:54 PM
File-swapping companies support "Operation Peer Pressure," which has resulted in the arrest of more than 65 people and more than 350 searches of computers.

Child porn amnesty proposed

Child porn amnesty proposed 12/10/2003 10:22 AM
Manchester Online Dec 10 2003 8:49AM ET

Pennsylvania Child Porn Act Overturned

Pennsylvania Child Porn Act Overturned 09/11/2004 05:12 AM

Judge Dumps Child Porn Law

Judge Dumps Child Porn Law 09/11/2004 05:36 AM
A federal judge gives Pennsylvania's internet child pornography law the boot. The controversial law required ISPs to block child porn websites, but in doing so, they prohibited access to many legal sites, leading to a 'massive suppression' of free speech.

Ex-teacher jailed over child porn

Ex-teacher jailed over child porn 09/20/2004 02:50 PM
A former teacher and cricket coach is jailed for making and distributing indecent images of children.

Child Porn Law Debated in Court

Child Porn Law Debated in Court 01/09/2004 10:13 PM
Pennsylvania officials are defending a state law that allows them to force ISPs to cut off access to any site they say contains child porn. Opponents are challenging the law in court, saying huge swaths of the Net are now off limits. By Michelle Delio.

13 questioned over internet child porn

13 questioned over internet child porn 05/12/2004 07:06 AM
Edinburgh Evening News May 12 2004 11:43AM GMT

Pennsylvania child porn law struck down

Pennsylvania child porn law struck down 09/11/2004 01:12 PM
A Pennsylvania law requiring ISPs to block access to web sites containing child pornography was struck down today. The judge cited First Amendment issues as one of the factors in the decision.

FBI arrest 65 in P2P child porn raids

FBI arrest 65 in P2P child porn raids 05/17/2004 06:07 AM
Feds hit file sharing paedophiles
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