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Re: AW: Italy orders ISPs to block sites

  • From: Simon Waters
  • Date: Tue Mar 07 03:50:54 2006

On Tuesday 07 Mar 2006 08:13, you wrote:
>
> I understand, that from an American point of view this kind of restriction
> looks strange and is against your act of freedom, however here in Europe
> gambling is a state controlled business that supports the state economy and
> in most European countries gambling outside state controlled casinos is
> simply illegal and forbidden by law.

Nah the US has strict rules on gambling it is the chosen method of 
enforcement.

If I were the gambling sites, I'd stick up a loads of political commentary on 
the corruption of the Italian Prime minister, and claim political censorship, 
suddenly all the edges blur.