At the end month, we noted that some Canadian politicians were jumping on the <a href=”http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101012/18061411402/canadian-politicians-jump-on-the-censor-craigslist-bandwagon.shtml”>censor Craigslist bandwagon</a>, though some pointed outside in our comments that the politicians in inquiry really had small influence. However, it looks like those who really are in ability are jumping onto the same grandstanding train. Canada’s Justice Minister, Rob Nicholson, has immediately <a href=”http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/justice-minister-presses-craigslist-to-remove-erotic-services-ads/article1784339/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A TheGlobeAndMail-National %28The Globe and Letter – National News%29″ target=”_blank”>demanded that Craigslist censor its adult services section</a> — and he does so with statements that are blatantly intellectually dishonest:
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“With respect to newspapers, there are editors, I am certain, who capture precautions to constitute certain they�re not getting into the business of minor exploitation or human trafficking and so on” in their classified ads, Mr. Nicholson said after the Conservative caucus meeting on Wednesday. “It seems to me with Craigslist there’s no regulation at all as to what goes on.”
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Except, most of that is inaccurate or misleading. Newspapers employment on an entirely different scale and different imitation than Craigslist, which just acts more as a platform. Second, there is quite a bit of “regulation,” it’s just that this doesn’t sound excellent, so Nicholson apparently decides to ignore it. Nicholson also claims he’s going to introduce fresh legislation “that would constitute two fresh offences under the Criminal Code to close loopholes in Canada’s laws against minor pornography.” If he’s complaining about Craigslist and talking about loopholes, that sounds like that fresh legislation may constitute secondary liability for platform providers. Hopefully someone can clarify to Nicholson the ridiculous unintended consequences of such secondary liability, which would constitute massive liability for an dreadful abundance of the internet.<br /><br /><a href=”http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101104/02365011716/canada-continues-to-grandstand-over-craigslist-adult-services.shtml”>Permalink</a> | <a href=”http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101104/02365011716/canada-continues-to-grandstand-over-craigslist-adult-services.shtml#comments”>Comments</a> | <a href=”http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101104/02365011716/canada-continues-to-grandstand-over-craigslist-adult-services.shtml?op=sharethis”>Email This Tale</a><br />
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