Hum Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (CNN) -- Iceland is working on banning Internet pornography, calling explicit online images a threat to children. '"There is a strong consensus building in Iceland," Halla Gunnarsdottir, an adviser to the nation's Interior Minister, told England's Daily Mail. "We have so many experts, from educationalists to the police and those who work with children behind this, that this has become much broader than party politics. "At the moment, we are looking at the best technical ways to achieve this. But surely if we can send a man to the moon, we must be able to tackle porn on the Internet." Such a step is somewhat surprising among Western nations that, for the most part, champion free-speech rights. But the move wouldn't be unprecedented in the island nation. Iceland has had laws banning the printing and distribution of pornography for years, but those laws haven't been updated to include the Web. And two years ago, the nation's parliament banned strip clubs, saying they violate the rights of the women who work in them. Iceland would become the first Western democracy to try and block pornography online. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psionicinversion Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 iceland lol, well i guess the EVE online event in rekyjavik will be boring if they banned strip clubs 2 years ago :p. Stupid though, they violate womens rights who wrok in them but surely if the women were bothered they wouldnt work there. stupid. Blocking internet porn... when theres a will theres a way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 So that's why mums go to Iceland? HellboundIRL and The Evil Overlord 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShareShiz Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Yeah right. Like that's gonna happen. 80% of the internet is porn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motoko. Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I think it's a good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richteralan Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 "At the moment, we are looking at the best technical ways to achieve this. But surely if we can send a man to the moon, we must be able to tackle porn on the Internet." Not sure if serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUifLbLVXFo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 They'll take my poRn away when they pry it from my cold dead sticky hand ... :woot: +Anarkii, Alera, Franklin Lee_446138 and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUTZIFER Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Wow, that would suck. I'd be moving. I need p0rn like I need air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 When I read the title I was thinking .... 'huh? and all those times I avoided going shopping!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotenks98 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 When will they realize that without the porn there would be no internet today as we know it. Besides the best way to keep kids away from porn is to be real parents and pay attention to what your kids are doing. p1p3, Phouchg, Franklin Lee_446138 and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 When will they realize that without the porn there would be no internet today as we know it. Besides the best way to keep kids away from porn is to be real parents and pay attention to what your kids are doing. but that parents are lazy they want other (such as teacher, or government workers) to do the parenting instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted February 16, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted February 16, 2013 What else is there to do in Iceland? Hum 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Norwegian Drone Pilot Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Couldn't resist lol. +Gary7 and Franklin Lee_446138 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted February 16, 2013 Member Share Posted February 16, 2013 I'm so tired of hearing it's for the children I could scream. Hum and Androidslave 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Love governments thinking they can censor stuff on the web. It's fairly trivial to defeat any blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richteralan Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 They'll take my poRn away when they pry it from my cold dead sticky hand ... :woot: All dried, no longer sticky. The Evil Overlord and Phouchg 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadJoker Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 A Zen master once said, "The best way to control a cow is to give it a very large field." I fail to see how banning something has ever been a smart thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 "At the moment, we are looking at the best technical ways to achieve this. But surely if we can send a man to the moon, we must be able to tackle porn on the Internet." When did Iceland send a man to the moon? The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 What else is there to do in Iceland? I'd imagine learning how to spell and pronounce the names of volcanoes could be a fairly time consuming task mudslag, The Evil Overlord, +Raze and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redvamp128 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I'm so tired of hearing it's for the children I could scream. And it was the same People back in the Late 1980's I can remember that called for a ban on all Porn. This was when sites were talking about having a xxx. or a .xxx ending for all porn. on websites with adult things. Instead they refused to back that initiative. Which would have been so easy to block most of it had they have done that with simple site blocking. (firewalls, or even Internet service providers.) Back then most adult sites would not have minded having the (dot)XXX endings but now it is too far gone. The other question is -- What would people actually consider what is porn... to some even some Artwork is considered pornography. To some the showing of a breast is natural but to others it is Porn. The problem is the internet is free for anyone to post images up -- pornographic or not. Who is going to control it- I mean sure they have filter companies that filter most of it out, but really is only current as long as it is updated. - Now to your comment... I agree... with you... It is for the Children but some of it like others say... is up to the parents. I mean children behaviorally do not know they are nude until someone tells them they are and that it is bad. This is where parental guidance should kick in... I remember a friend and their home-schooled children when they went to college they really didn't know how to cope and were shocked with people and what they called "unruly behavior". Which was drinking and wet t-shirt contests stuff most people know about, but apparently they were never told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Daily Mail scaremonger...... I mean story Alera 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemf Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 noooooo, wont somebody please think of the single men/married men/bored men/men in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curme Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 The Korea porn is blocked. You can use a proxy, but then the videos take forever to load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I guess Iceland wants more guys to cheat to get thier fix. Tsk...Tsk.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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