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True, Sundae, but live online euthansia is probably a step too far even there.
As for the anorexia sites: these are a serious problem. I have seen them, and they contribute to many a youngster's dangerous descent into self-starvation. How long do you think it would take for a website with a full how-to guide to buying and taking illegal drugs to be closed down?
I think we can get carried away in the hysteria over freedom of speech on the internet. There are some real threats to our intellectual liberties which deserve our concern and attention, but there is also an argument for some safeguards in the virtual sphere, just as there are safeguards in every other sphere of life.
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