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Old 16th October 2000 | 06:27
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Well Hugmonster, we´ve had this point discussed here many times. Yes, this is Danny´s board. Yes he can filter whatever posting he wants on this board. But most of us come here not to read the censor-imposed official newsreport, but for the free interchange of ideas. Would the membership of PPRuNe be as high if it was only a mouthpiece for what the CAA wished us to read?
I´m disapointed about that court ruling because it establishes a precedent now that freespeech is not allowed on the internet in the UK. What comes next, banning websites that deny the holocaust?, that are derogatory to the Catholic Church?, that criticise the Conservative Party?, that use US rather than UK spelling?
I´m not complaining about censorship from Danny, I´m worried about the thoughts of legally mandated censorship, and where that leads to.