Die regering se plan om pornografie op die Internet en selfone te verban ondermyn vryheid van spraak. “One wonders how on earth a democracy like South Africa would be able to introduce such a system, as it’s not as though the state has 100% control over telecommunications” sê Graham Cluley [Sophos]. “Although their (Malusi Gigaba en kie) intentions may be honourable, it’s barking mad to think you’ll be able to completely outlaw pornography from the web which, is after all, the modern equivalent of the wild west.” Ek is sedert die Scope-era anti-sensuur omdat kollektiewe welwillendheid min met politieke dinamiek te doen het. Nes nasionalisasie, ondermyn ‘n verbod op vrye toegang tot pornografie op die Internet èn/òf selfoon ‘n kollektiewe demokratiese gemeenskap. Ouers moét hul kinders teen pornografie beskerm, nie die staat nie. “It’s not possible to ban Internet porn unless government becomes a nanny state over what everyone does over the Internet” sê Arthur Goldstuck [World Wide Worx]. Menigeen wil my diskwalifiseer, maar ek steun nie die regering se beplande verbod op pornografie nie. Gaan Gigaba ‘n referendum hou om te bepaal wat die publiek verkies? Dink jy die regering behoort internetverkeer te reguleer?

Frank Botha