A few weeks ago a Rhode Island representative wanted to tax violent video games, now the Providence Journal is reporting that they also want to tax your pr0n. Sen. Frank Ciccone, D-Providence, and Sen. Hanna Gallo, D-Cranston, introduced a bill that would require ISPs to digitally block “sexual content and patently offensive material.” But, consumers could deactivate that block for a fee of $20.



Wow, Rhode Island just doesn’t want anyone to have any fun. Then again I’m the type that thinks the BATFE should be a store and not an agency.

If online distributors of sexual content do not comply with the filter, the attorney general or a consumer could file a civil suit of up to $500 for each piece of content reported, but not blocked, according to the bill.

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