Re: [Bug-gne]the problem of illegal content vs. freedom

[Hook]

Peteris Paikens wrote:
> >   -illegal/legal to display on browser viewed by a citizen of
> > this country.
> The action of 'displaying on a browser' is done by the citizen, not GNE,
and
> GNE has neither the ability nor the need to control 1) legality of foobar
in
> a country and 2) the location of the viewer.
>   If the viewer is prohibited by his/her law to view information about
> foobar, then (s)he is breaking the law, and not GNE.

I'm not convinced that you're right legally, but I'm not a lawyer, are you?

The underlying issue with illegal content is a social one - material
supporting pedophile views (to take one example) need not be illegal to have
a bad effect on GNE. In the real world you can't divorce yourself from
"guilt by association" in the mind of the general public. And you can't
ignore the views and opinions of that public when GNE exists to provide them
with a resource.

Paul