---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 13:11:50 -0400 From: Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FC: Germany's justice minister demands global ban on "hate speech" [A nice touch: "Self regulation" has much the same effect as government censorship, but is harder to challenge in court. And it sounds so much kindler and gentler, no? Perhaps next we'll see European ministers call for "self regulation" of sites that expose ethnic groups to hatred (anti-Irish joke lists and late-night comedian home pages, for instance), inspire dislike of the government or some other such nonsense. But it's "regulation," a good thing, right? --Declan] http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0%2C1283%2C37251%2C00.html Germany Wants Hate Crackdown Reuters 7:00 a.m. Jun. 27, 2000 PDT BERLIN -- Germany's justice minister Tuesday called for global rules against hate speech on the Internet and urged stronger self-regulation by Web companies to beat racism and xenophobia. "What is forbidden offline must be forbidden online," Herta Däubler-Gmelin told a conference in Berlin on hate speech on the Web. "Given the global character of the Internet, our goal must be to achieve a global value consensus and to agree an international minimum level of regulation." Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, said the explosion of extremist websites in the United States proved the need for action. "We have gone from one hate site on the Internet in 1995 to over 2,000," he said. "There are dozens of sites that teach people how to build bombs." [...] She also said that Internet companies had an obligation to make sure they did not sell extremist books or music, while service providers could block websites promoting hatred. [...] She noted that the majority of extremist websites originated in the United States and said it was a shame that U.S. representatives had not turned up at the conference. [...] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
