| Device manufacturers would be forced to install "obscenity filters" on cell phones, tablets, computers, and any other Internet-connected devices. I vaguely remember reading about a similar effort in China many years ago --- that failed silently. Trying to tie this into "human trafficking" is a cruel diversion, just like pornography, terrorism, and drugs. "Let's make the world safer" seems to be the common thread in all of these anti-freedom bills, with the implicit intent of branding those who are against them as supporters of human traffickers, pedophilia, terrorism, or whatever else. There are two memorable quotes which will become very relevant in the near future: "If you outlaw freedom, only outlaws will have freedom." "Those who give up freedom for security deserve neither." |
Couldn't help but think of Malcolm Reynolds and his group from the Firefly series, given that I was re-watching it last night.