A new anti-terror legislation came into effect today (21 June 2007), the Electronic Commerce Directive (Terrorism Act 2006) Regulations 2007.
These provisions operate in conjunction with the Terrorism Act 2006 and make it an offence to encourage acts of terrorism or disseminate terrorist publications, including where such actions take place online.
Therefore, if a blogger posts material which is an offence under these provisions (even if inadvertent), the police may notify the blog operator and require them to take the offending material down within two days. Failure to do so without cause could result in the Directors going to prison!
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The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security…