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Bill: Internet Regulation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Coalition of Egelion
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2103
Description[?]:
| We feel that the internet needs to be regulated in a way that it protects our children from things like child pornography. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:05:14, August 24, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Progressive Party | To | Debating the Internet Regulation Act |
| Message | Voting against this, it's a slippery slope from monitoring what children do online towards monitoring what anyone does. |
| Date | 06:05:57, August 25, 2005 CET | From | Ecotopian Party | To | Debating the Internet Regulation Act |
| Message | We find ourselves in agreement with the LPP on this issue. We would only support investigation of Internet activities where a reasonable case for investigating an alleged crime existed, which is how I originally read the bill. However, the description seem to indicate that this would be used as a tool for censorship. If parents wish to stop their children viewing sites they deem unsuitable, there are programs available to assist them. |
| Date | 08:25:49, August 25, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Democrats of Egelion | To | Debating the Internet Regulation Act |
| Message | We will vote against this, for a second time. |
| Date | 17:56:14, August 25, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Coalition of Egelion | To | Debating the Internet Regulation Act |
| Message | The problem is not so much as kids stumbling into these sites, but it is targeted at protecting children who have been exploited as part of child pornography. Yes there are programs that help in keeping children from viewing these sites, but are there software programs aimed at protecting exploited children? The proposed law states that the police will conduct investigations concerning illegal activities. Is it acceptable to let criminal acitivites to take place on the internet while we don't allow it in the "real world"? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 223 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 296 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 182 |
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