At the FCC’s December meeting, chair Kevin Martin is reportedly going to push for an internet service that is free for all Americans, which would probably be roughly equivalent to basic cable or FM radio. Sounds like a not terrible idea, right? And coming from the FCC no less. But there’s only one catch: no porn.

The proposal to allow a no-smut, free wireless Internet service is part of a proposal to auction off a chunk of airwaves. The winning bidder would be required to set aside a quarter of the airwaves for a free Internet service. The winner could establish a paid service that would have a fast wireless Internet connection. The free service could be slower and would be required to filter out pornography and other material not suitable for children. The FCC's proposal mirrors a plan offered by M2Z Networks Inc., a start-up backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner John Doerr.

This is total class discrimination. By my estimation, 90% of websites on the internet are somehow porn related, you would deprive people of that just because they’re too poor to get regular internet? For shame. Although trying to implement a “porn-free” internet service is like trying to sell people an “engine-free” car. Porn is the juice that keeps the tubes of the internet flowing (no pun intended).

Eliminating porn from the internet would kind of be like the FCC’s Everest. I’m going to be thrilled to watch them attempt it and die frozen into the side of the mountain a quarter of the way up.