There is a point that can not be ignored in this article. And despite the fact that the comment, made by a CEO of a domain registry company, is a cop out and blind eye turning technique. Sadly, it is likely to be true.
"If there wasn't such a demand for Lolita sites in the U.S., do you think the Russians would be producing so much child porn material?" says Elliott Noss, president and CEO of Tucows.
My advice to those who say they "can not" police their businesses for the exploitation of children on account of "small profit margins"...... If you profit from this crime against yourselves and all society,THEN YOUR IN THE WRONG BUSINESS!
Get out now. I think I'd sooner flip burgers than be a party to to these things.
It is not a Free Speech issue. There is NO question whether or not it is taking place and NO question whether it is harmful to both the child and the user, rather the abuser.
"If there wasn't such a demand for Lolita sites in the U.S., do you think the Russians would be producing so much child porn material?" says Elliott Noss, president and CEO of Tucows.
My advice to those who say they "can not" police their businesses for the exploitation of children on account of "small profit margins"...... If you profit from this crime against yourselves and all society,THEN YOUR IN THE WRONG BUSINESS!
Get out now. I think I'd sooner flip burgers than be a party to to these things.
It is not a Free Speech issue. There is NO question whether or not it is taking place and NO question whether it is harmful to both the child and the user, rather the abuser.
from www.redherring.com Illegal child pornography is booming, thanks to the Internet--and the unwitting support of corporate America. The U.S. Customs Service estimates that there are more than 100,000 Web sites offering child pornography--which is illegal worldwide. Revenue estimates for the industry range from about $200 million to more than $1 billion per year. "If there wasn't such a demand for Lolita sites in the U.S., do you think the Russians would be producing so much child porn material?" In an investigation of Lolita sites, Red Herring uncovered highly organized commerce--possibly illegal--involving credit card firms like Visa and MasterCard, Web communities like Yahoo Geocities and Eccentrix Dot Com, third-party credit card processors like iWest and BillCards, online advertisers like Chevron and Orbitz, and Web-hosting companies like Verio and UUNet, this dirty business has brazenly exploded into an eerily efficient and highly profitable industry. |
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