It can only happen in Italy.

[silverhielm]

The Italian government has approved a draft law that would oblige everybody who writes a blog/ posts a video on the net/ produces parainformative material to be enlisted in the ROC - a register of the Communications Authority - pay a tax, and provide information about the content they intend to publish.

Here's a petition to try and stop this CRAZY

Comments

[ariadneelda]

Dear god, that's... that's... I have no words, really! That would mean they would also tax people for having an LJ, for instance? How would they find out?

And can non-Italians sign the petition? I had a look, and sadly, I don't understand Italian - what does CAP mean? And should both Accetto boxes be checked? (I guess that means accept.) Sorry for all the questions. :-)

[silverhielm]

Oh, non Italians probably can't sign it, but I wanted some of you to at least know (some of) the unbelievable things that happen in my country everyday -_- CAP is a number that signals the place where one lives!
I'm disgusted by the amount of arrogance and ignorance it takes to even *think* about something like this. I honestly can't imagine how they would find out that one has a blog/lj. This draft law would be ridiculous if it wasn't already tragic.

[ariadneelda]

You're right I can't sign, since CAP is the postal code. Pity because I would totally do it! This law IS disgusting. I hope it somehow won't come to pass, after all!

[arielpotter]

no. NO! Quando ho sentito di questa cosa mi è venuto un groppo in gola e la prima cosa a cui ho pensato è stata VOGLIO ANDARMENE DA QUì!! Questo cazzo di paese non è il posto in cui io voglio vivere....o meglio, non voglio vivere in un posto dove ci siano governanti che riescano ad attuare un obrobrio del genere. Quì siamo a metodi da regime Birmano!
Non posso credere che qualcuno possa anche solo aver pensato ad una legge del genere. Questa è PURA e SEMPLICE CENSURA!
Facendo una cosa del genere non solo il 90% del web italiano sparirebbe nel nulla, ma quello che resterebbe intatto sarebbe sottoposto al vaglio dei censori.

Mi viene da piangere. Vado subito a firmare.