Saturday, March 31, 2012

Arizona's Internet Morality Bill

If the state finds your internet post offensive or annoying you could be in trouble in Arizona.

One wonders if the extraordinarily brutal language of the far right is exempt...

Mediacoallition: Arizona House Bill 2549: Bill to Censor Electronic Speech on Governor's Desk
It would make it a crime to communicate via electronic means speech that is intended to "annoy," "offend," "harass" or "terrify," as well as certain sexual speech. However, because the bill is not limited to one-to-one communications, H.B. 2549 would apply to the Internet as a whole, thus criminalizing all manner of writing, cartoons, and other protected material the state finds offensive or annoying.

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