On Flickr Censorship in Germany
As always on my blog, I am speaking for myself only.
Yesterday, flickr launched their German service and at the same time, disabled access to pictures marked as “moderate” as well as “restricted”.
flickr (speaking through staff member heather) justifies this as follows: “The central problem is that Germany has much more stringent age verification laws than its neighboring countries and specifies much harsher penalties, including jail time, for those with direct responsibility”
flickr users in Germany (and surrounding countries) complain about flickr’s censorship policy.
What seems to have happened here is a misinterpretation of German law. (But please remember that IANAL, I am only spending 20% of my studies on law, not 100%) Read on »