A reader writes, "Ireland goes to the polls in the most important election since the creation of the Republic, the parliament is empty as TD's canvas. The govt. sneaks through secondary legislation in the form of a statutory instrument that may require the filtering of every internet connection in the state vastly compromising the attractiveness of the country to the sort of high profile web businesses who hitherto have provided the only stable business sector in the state. Nice." Update Feb 25: The Minister denies it.
Irish government sneaks in Internet censorship law – UPDATED
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