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This is an unsubstantiated story from the Daily Mail which is not a news source. Iceland is pretty pro free speech generally eg see http://en.wikipedia.org/wik

• meaty 14y ago
  +1 about the Daily Mail. Harry Potter is more credible.
• uvdiv 14y ago
  Substantiation: http://www.dv.is/frettir/2013/1/22/vill-loka-klamid/ http://www.dv.is/frettir/2013/1/22/vill-loka-klamid/ (Icelandic source, pre-dates Daily Mail tabloid by weeks) http://ogmundur.is/annad/nr/6578/ http://ogmundur.is/annad/nr/6578/ (Interior Minister's viewpoint) Porn is already banned in Iceland (punishable by prison!), so they're past the free speech arguments. The current discussion is about stronger enforcement. And if I understand correctly, extending criminal punishment to possessing porn, in addition to distributing or publishing it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_by_region#Iceland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_by_region#Iceland Iceland and its free-speech friends: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pornography_laws.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pornography_laws.svg