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IWF reverses Virgin Killer ban
With remarkably little comment, the Internet Watch Foundation reversed its block on the Wikipedia page for the Scorpions’ Virgin Killer album last week. Seems they weren’t actually sure whether the 32-year-old image was illegal or not. Meanwhile, German authorities are looking in to blocking the self-same page. This one has the potential to run…and run.
16 Dec 08

With remarkably little comment, the Internet Watch Foundation reversed its block on the Wikipedia page for the Scorpions’ Virgin Killer album last week. Seems they weren’t actually sure whether the 32-year-old image was illegal or not.

Meanwhile, German authorities are looking in to blocking the self-same page.

This one has the potential to run…and run.

By Padraig Reidy

Padraig Reidy is the editor of Little Atoms and a columnist for Index on Censorship. He has also written for The Observer, The Guardian, and The Irish Times.

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