A bill that can get sites blocked in America?!

• RicochetOrange wrote on 2011-11-16 03:34
  So basically another 'no more internet' bill. Yeah, won't pass.
• Guyverunit4 wrote on 2011-11-16 04:06
  This will be fun to watch.
• Tarvos wrote on 2011-11-16 07:01
  The "No Fun Allowed" bill... I was really pissed off when I first heard of it, but, thinking about it, it's somewhat nonsensical in nature. More importantly, it's very vague in it's writing. Those kind of bills usually end up getting rejected for ambiguity and go back to the drawing board.
  
  Why did this bill even get written in the first place? Who would even think about writing something like that? It's not going to get you re-elected. You're just going to piss a lot of people off.
• Excalibuurr wrote on 2011-11-17 00:07
  If this bill passes, where will I watch my "Let's play" videos? D:
• Skye wrote on 2011-11-17 00:37
  Obama's going to veto this if it makes it to the White House.
• Arsik wrote on 2011-11-17 00:42
  The bill won't pass. Since the bill is going to block things like YouTube and apparently retailer's sites as well, that means that the chances of porn sites not getting blocked is pretty much zero. I can guarantee you that a very good number of people will riot if they can't have their porn. And I doubt the US would want the attention from the rest of the world when men are marching the streets demanding their porn sites back.
• paladin wrote on 2011-11-17 00:49

  Quote from Arsik;662650:

  The bill won't pass. Since the bill is going to block things like YouTube and apparently retailer's sites as well, that means that the chances of porn sites not getting blocked is pretty much zero. I can guarantee you that a very good number of people will riot if they can't have their porn. And I doubt the US would want the attention from the rest of the world when men are marching the streets demanding their porn sites back.

  
  
  Id love to see congress deal with mass protests in every large city in America
  With slogans like We want our Porn
  Give us back our youtube
  And the millions of gamers rioting
• RicochetOrange wrote on 2011-11-17 00:57
  The fun part is Youtube HQ is about an hour away; here in California. They won't be happy.
• Hazeri wrote on 2011-11-17 03:41
  You guys should have seen twitter earlier this morning, this thing is being called the great firewall of america, just like the one they have on china.
  Problem is, it is your country but it affects ****ing everyone, so you better send some mails to your congressmen and show your rejection of this. That is of course, if you enjoy what freedom you currently have on the internet, if this passes say buh.bye to it.
• paladin wrote on 2011-11-17 03:46

  Quote from Hazeri;662860:

  You guys should have seen twitter earlier this morning, this thing is being called the great firewall of america, just like the one they have on china.
  Problem is, it is your country but it affects ****ing everyone, so you better send some mails to your congressmen and show your rejection of this. That is of course, if you enjoy what freedom you currently have on the internet, if this passes say buh.bye to it.

  
  
  Who ever thought of that is right
  If this passes id be chinas firewall but instead of blocking its legal
  I greatly hope this gets deined
• protoman206 wrote on 2011-11-17 03:49
  According to this article The President is on our side, Unless the Veto gets overturned, our [S]porn[/S] internet is fine :)
  
  Edit: here's another one
• Schezo wrote on 2011-11-17 04:44

  Quote from protoman206;662872:

  According to this article The President is on our side, Unless the Veto gets overturned, our [S]porn[/S] internet is fine :)
  
  Edit: here's another one

  
  
  That's good to hear, but we still gotta hold our ground just in case.
• Juno wrote on 2011-11-17 05:13
  This isn't remotely like communism, and no, it stands no chance of being passed. It's been defeated soundly every time it's brought up.
• Lolicon wrote on 2011-11-17 05:56
  You degradin' mah grandpa?
  He's a communist.
  Really, use the term right.
• Karuika wrote on 2011-11-17 16:33
  [FONT=Palatino Linotype]I don't think something like this could get passed. Even if it was, the backlash would be too great and I highly doubt it would stick.
  
  That being said, no, we shouldn't have to worry about our freedom of speech and press. It shouldn't even be a question. The internet is a valuable hub of information and entertainment. As soon as you give a small group of people the power to censor and ban as they will to prevent the information from being given to the people, you really start toeing the line towards totalitarianism. Let the people have their information, their entertainment, and yes, their porn sessions.
  
  I think American censorship is bad enough as it is, don't push it on to the internet and shut down websites.
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