Censorship in Denmark
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Censorship in Denmark has been prohibited since 1849 by the Constitution:
§ 77: Any person shall be at liberty to publish his ideas in print, in writing, and in speech, subject to his being held responsible in a court of law. Censorship and other preventive measures shall never again be introduced.[1]
This effectively means that published material does not need prior acceptance from a censor before being released, also known as
Internet censorship
This situation has been criticised by several organisations and in June 2011 in an open letter a confederation of the Danish IT-business organisations appealed to the Danish government for a revision of this practice and for the institution of clear legislation on the subject.[8]
In 2012
Selected instances
In February and March 2004 three
On 18 October 2005 Denmark's biggest Internet service provider
Also, as of 18 October 2005, TDC A/S had blocked Internet access to AllOfMP3.com
, a popular MP3 download site, through DNS filtering.[12]
In March 2006, Internet filtering caused some controversy when a legal sex site named Bizar.dk
was blocked, sparking discussion about the reliability, accuracy and credibility of the filter.[13]
On 4 February 2008 a Danish court ordered the Danish ISP
thepiratebay.org
for its Danish users.[14]Right-wing commentator
In November 2011 a website selling diet pills, 24hdiet.com
, was blocked by Danish ISPs, the first use of a new law on the blocking of foreign websites that sell drugs.[5]
See also
- Freedom of speech and freedom of the press in Denmark
References
- ^ Constitution of Denmark (English translation), Legislationline, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, accessed 16 August 2012
- ^ "Om blokeringsordningen mod børneporno" (About blocking scheme against child pornography) Archived 2015-10-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish), Danish National Police, 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012. (English translation)
- ^ Pedersen, Karim (26 January 2006). "Danske internet-udbydere kritiseres for censur" (Danish ISPs accused of censorship) (in Danish). ComON (IDG Denmark A / S). Retrieved 13 August 2021. (English translation)
- ^ While there is no individual ONI country profile for Denmark, it is included in the regional overview for the Nordic Countries. "ONI Regional Overview: Nordic Countries", OpenNet Initiative, March 2010
- ^ a b Kildebogaard, Jesper (10 November 2011). "Staten har DNS-blokeret den første udenlandske medicin-hjemmeside (The state DNS-blocks first foreign medicin website)" (in Danish). Version2. Retrieved 16 August 2012. (English translation)
- ^ "The first blockings of gaming web sites in Denmark" Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Corpus Juris, 27 June 2012
- ^ Leaping Over the Firewall: A Review of Censorship Circumvention Tools, Freedom House, 11 April 2011, accessed 16 August 2012
- ^ Kildebogaard, Jesper (8 June 2011). "Samlet it-branche i skarp protest mod dansk internetcensur" (Overall, the IT industry in sharp protest against Danish Internet censorship) Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish). Version2. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "One court order could gag EVERY ISP in Denmark", Out-Law.com (Pinsent Masons), The Register, 22 June 2012, accessed 16 August 2012
- ^ "Three Berlingske Tidende Journalists Acquitted of State Security Charges" Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, Reporters Without Borders, 4 December 2004, accessed 16 August 2012
- ^ Krabbe, Klaus (18 October 2005). "TDC aktiverer filter mod børneporno (TDC enables filter against child pornography)" (in Danish). Computerworld. Retrieved 19 July 2006. (English translation)
- ^ Vanglo, Robert (22 March 2006). ""TDC lukker for adgangen til Allofmp3.com" (TDC blocks access to Allofmp3.com)" (in Danish). ComputerWorld. (English translation)
- ^ Madsen, Kristoffer (20 March 2006). "Politisk strid om politiets børneporno-filter (Political dispute over the police child porn filter)" (in Danish). Computerworld. Retrieved 19 July 2006. (English translation)
- ^ "Danish ISP shuts access to file-sharing Pirate Bay". Reuters. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ Pia Buhl Andersen (20 April 2012). "Lars Hedegaard is acquitted of opinions about Muslims" (in Danish). Politiken.DK. Retrieved 16 August 2012. (English translation)
- ^ "Jesper Langballe admits defamation after Muslim rape comments", IceNews, 14 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2012