Posts Tagged ‘no populist answers’

Deletion, not blocking

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
LYMEC Vice President Alexander Plahr

LYMEC Vice President Alexander Plahr

On 29 March, Commissioner Cecilia Malmström published proposals for a directive to block access to websites that show images of child abuse. While the fight against this cruel and loathsome crime deserves the support of every righteous individual, this recent initiative of is deeply worrying. The approach of blocking websites is counterproductive and outright dangerous. (more…)