This debate strongly reminds me of the "Zensursula" debate we had in Germany some time ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen#Blocking_interne

This debate strongly reminds me of the "Zensursula" debate we had in Germany some time ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen#Blocking_internet_child_pornography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen#Blocking_... The result was one of the biggest protests in Germany and a huge anti-censorship petition (signed by about 130,000 people). The law passed legislation nevertheless, but remained in a strange state between legislative and executive, because nobody dared to enforce this crappy law anymore. Some months later, the law was repealed - mostly unnoticed by press: http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number9.7/germany-internet-blocking-law http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number9.7/germany-internet-bloc...