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Re:ISPs in AU and NZ start censoring the internet without le... by erentz on Saturday March 23, 2019 @09:10PM (#19473416)
Note the bans on some of those NZ ISPs started before the video was classified as objectionable. So they’re not banning them to prevent their customers from facing charges. They’re doing it for other poorly explained reasons that aren’t legally required.
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Re:ISPs in AU and NZ start censoring the internet without le... by Taniwha on Sunday March 24, 2019 @01:32AM (#19474570)
Under NZ law the snuff film was 'objectionable' from the moment it was created, the censor's job is essentially to just confirm that - the ISPs are not only stopping the film from being passed around by snuff fetishists but also protecting their own arses from potential legal issues if any of their customers access the illegal content
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