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Archive for May 11th, 2008

Dutch want banks help to fight illegal Web casinos

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

NL - Dutch want banks help to fight illegal Web casinos: “(Reuters)
Dutch authorities intend to crack down on illegal online casinos and are calling on banks to stop providing financial services to them. The ministry has made a list of 30-50 Internet gamers and has asked banks to stop services to these companies. Swedish online gamer Unibet and Dutch firm Oranje Casino, are targets.”

(Via QuickLinks Update.)

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New Statesman - Extreme porn

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

New Statesman - Extreme porn: “Civil liberties campaigners remain concerned about the impact of new rules aimed at regulated more extreme forms of pornography introduced in the wake of a horrific murder

Tough new rules aimed at banning so-called extreme pornography have been branded as ‘Orwellian’ by Backlash - an umbrella group of civil liberties and human rights organisations.”

Article by Ian Reuben, 10.05.2008
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