Nazi hunting: How France first "civilized" the Internet

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    24 June 2011

    The online world is looking nervously at Europe, whose leaders are making ever-louder noises about joining forces to bring "civility" to the Internet. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has led the cheering squad. The specific call for regulation may be new, but France has long attempted to "civilize" the Internet out of things like racism and Nazi ideology by curbing their dissemination.