Fortunately, the European Parliament really doesn't have much power. I'd point out to those squeamish about child pornography that - aside from that it's the production that's the problem, not the transmission & duplication - what can be used to censor it can be used to censor everything else. Incidentally, what nonsense is meant by "social rights"? -Allen
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STRASBOURG, France (Sep 19, 1996 11:24 a.m. EDT) - The European Parliament pressed the European Union on Thursday to act to curb child sex and trafficking rings, saying the fight against sexual abuse of children must be an "absolute priority."
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Euro-MPs also called for action to stop criminals using the Internet to disseminate pornography and to deal in women and children. They urged the European Commission to look into technical and legal measures, at European and global level, to combat the use of the information superhighway for criminal purposes.
They said a strong regulatory framework for controlling the networks was needed to ensure that people's personal and social rights were enhanced by the advent of the new technology.
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