EU wants to control internet content

By Michael Heaever

The Council of Europe has been discussing plans since February for the EU to have a “single secure cyberspace”, with all “illicit content” from outside the EU being blocked in a system not dissimilar to the way that the Chinese control web content.

An effective EU blacklist would surely raise massive questions as to the freedom of the individual to access legal content.

It is also doubtful that such a system could ever be effective, given the relative ease with which sites can change ISPs. If such a system were set up, it would require huge resources to be effective.

Of greater concern however is the EU’s focus of controlling what the public can access in the first place. It is yet another example of a European Union which seeks to worryingly meddle in what the citizens of 27 countries have the freedom to do, looking for inspiration from China of all places.

Comments

[Ld Elon]

Some times one just has to put down the book, i remember the disassociation of the libary.
Once having numerous subjects of intrest, to be overtly blackend by the likes of the machine protocol.
Word of tongue rings a thousand bells of the likes of iyh.

[Jimmy James]

Well with this implemented alongside the monitoring of all telecommunications and emails i can only predict that it isnt going to be to long before some "census type" worker knocks our doors to arrange the installation of the new government telescreens!

[SadButMadLad]

I bet that if they do implement it, it will be based on URLs and won't stop direct access via IP address. In other words, they no crap all about what it they want to control.

[John]

Why do I get the feeling that something like "www.theeuisshit.com" would get on the blacklist very quickly.

Too many Eurocrats with too little to do if you ask me.

[John Galt]

Too many Eurocrats with too little to do if you ask me.

Time to start buying shares in Hemp Rope & Lamppost manufacturers I suspect.

[ray ban]

Word of tongue rings a thousand bells of the likes of iyh.

[pandora bracelets]

Time to start buying shares in Hemp Rope & Lamppost manufacturers I suspect..