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 WORLD-INFOSTRUCTURE > CENSORSHIP
  1. Censorship and Free Speech
  2. The Privatization of Censorship
  3. Anonymity
  4. Eliminating online censorship: Freenet, Free Haven and Publius
  5. Censored links: Linking as a crime
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French laws against anonymity on the Net
Since the end of June in France anonymous publishing - on the World Wide Web, in newsgroups, mailing lists or chat rooms - is prohibited. The use of pseudonyms, so popular in chat rooms, e.g., is not restricted, but the true identities of those who "publish" on the Net must be known to the users' Internet service and Internet content providers. Additionally, Internet providers are obliged to point out the possibility of blocking access to material to their customers and to offer them appropriate technology for blocking access.

Loi sur la communication audiovisuelle, http://www.legalis.net/jnet/2000/loi-audio/projetloi-fin.htm

Source: Florian Rötzer, Frankreich hat mit der Anonymität im internet Schluss gemacht, in: Telepolis, July 2, 2000

http://www.heise.de/tp