Just like everything else done to censor the internet in the name of protecting children and stopping terrorism, I'm guessing this is just another excuse to go after the real criminals... pirates.
Universal Porn Filter Coming to the U.K.
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Dr. Cox really does put it best
But yeah, it's going to work about as well as getting them to block TPB and FirstRowSports did. That is to say it didn't.
Also I did get an admittedly immature chuckle out of the thought that they are going to get a company called Virgin to block porn.
And yes, Cameron is a complete and utter ****.
But yeah, it's going to work about as well as getting them to block TPB and FirstRowSports did. That is to say it didn't.
Also I did get an admittedly immature chuckle out of the thought that they are going to get a company called Virgin to block porn.
And yes, Cameron is a complete and utter ****.
Didn't the UK suffer BOMBING RUNS from fascists like Cameron?
You'd think, after killing enough Nazis, that they'd have been wiped out.
But, I guess Cameron and his ilk show that Nazis are like cancer.
Just when you think you've beaten it...it comes back.
You'd think, after killing enough Nazis, that they'd have been wiped out.
But, I guess Cameron and his ilk show that Nazis are like cancer.
Just when you think you've beaten it...it comes back.
Please tell me that wasn't deliberately aimed at the entire United Kingdom.Deshara said:
Our toff Government doesn't speak for every resident of this country...
Wait, this guy is conservative? Aren't conservatives supposed to be against empowering the government more than it already is?
Regardless, I have a feeling Google DNS is going to become very popular in the UK very quickly.
Regardless, I have a feeling Google DNS is going to become very popular in the UK very quickly.
I wonder if the EU knows what this dick running our country is doing? I'm pretty sure that making this on by default violates human rights and freedom laws of different magnitudes.
Either way nothing much is going to change, Google already does filter this sick twisted shit out, the parts of the internet that deal in child porn already have ways to not be detected and don't show up on mainstream search engines anyway.
Another thing is how will this work (it likely won't) with social networking sites like twitter, tumblr ect there is porn on them to. Are people going to have to opt out of having them blocked to even if they use them for you know talking to people and not porn.
Also filters will be turned on by default on all new computers by default by 2014... yeah good luck when a lot of computers are self or custom builds by people who buy the parts off Amazon or Ebuyer ect.
All in all it seems like a less than subtle attempt by this moron government who no one voted for to try to seize control of the internet. It is all moot anyway as Google DNS (as well as many other DNS providers) is a thing. Any kid with some more or less basic computer savvy will get round this, and more so now than ever kids are getting better and better with computers from a younger age.
Either way nothing much is going to change, Google already does filter this sick twisted shit out, the parts of the internet that deal in child porn already have ways to not be detected and don't show up on mainstream search engines anyway.
Another thing is how will this work (it likely won't) with social networking sites like twitter, tumblr ect there is porn on them to. Are people going to have to opt out of having them blocked to even if they use them for you know talking to people and not porn.
Also filters will be turned on by default on all new computers by default by 2014... yeah good luck when a lot of computers are self or custom builds by people who buy the parts off Amazon or Ebuyer ect.
All in all it seems like a less than subtle attempt by this moron government who no one voted for to try to seize control of the internet. It is all moot anyway as Google DNS (as well as many other DNS providers) is a thing. Any kid with some more or less basic computer savvy will get round this, and more so now than ever kids are getting better and better with computers from a younger age.
Looks like that one lawyer suing Apple should move to the UK.
Silly person, politicians don't have feelings.Andy Chalk said:
Why not opt-in?
Why not get a standardized and free nanny-software up and running and raise awareness of better paid-for versions, like the current anti-virus system?
I'll give him one point, I'm increasingly convinced that current parents are completely unqualified and unable to parent.
Why not get a standardized and free nanny-software up and running and raise awareness of better paid-for versions, like the current anti-virus system?
I'll give him one point, I'm increasingly convinced that current parents are completely unqualified and unable to parent.
"Not the porn." was probably the first thing that popped into my head upon reading this.
This video is very close to applicable if you replace "Chinese" with "British". Though I don't believe the British currently have any restrictions on child-count. As for complaining, well, I'll let the actual British here answer that for you. I'm fairly certain that they DO, however, limit how many assault rifles one is allowed to have.
I'm Canadian, not British, and I doubt this'd ever really effect me directly, but seriously; that's just not cool.
He can't honestly expect this to go down without some sort of tumultuous shitstorm, can he?
Or is that part of his master plan...
...No, he doesn't sound that smart...
That's actually true. Porn addiction is a real thing. And every study about porn users so far had revealed that it can be quite damaging. I will refer you to this set of videos titled "Your brain on porn". It's very interesting and educational. And it will change your perspective on porn.Deshara said:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS9vumF6JMU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxrG6QZ-G0M
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOsF81sC4vo
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGwIrmF1Z6k
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQgUzACfTHI
Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQQRHdPri2s
Even though I don't like censorship, this isn't actually a bad thing.
Funny thing is, in the UK the Internet Watch Foundation already automatically blocks all child porn on the Internet that they are aware of at the ISP level. And all ISPs have to be a member.
This is just for lazy parents afraid of a little skin, who couldn't be bothered to install some software that usually comes free with an ISP account these days and adjust some account settings.
This is just for lazy parents afraid of a little skin, who couldn't be bothered to install some software that usually comes free with an ISP account these days and adjust some account settings.
Oh, please! Stop scaremongering, people. This law has already existed for television since .... the invention of television, without any dreadful consequences for liberty. They're not coming for your guns. You can still have your wanks once you've opted in to it again. People with kids appreciate this, although they shouldn't rely on it.
I'm not.Caffeine_Bombed said:
Because I don't know what they mean by 'rape porn',and I doubt they know either.
Pretty much every 'rape porn' movie on the internet would be better described as badly-acted-and-unconvincingly-rough-for-the-first-few-minutes porn... but based on the way the government defined 'extreme' porn a few years ago I expect a vague and dangerously broad definition for 'rape' porn. If neither the government, nor the police, nor judges nor juries are exact in their definition then people will have their lives ruined when they go on the sex offender list and/or go to jail for possession of entirely consensual pornography.
This so called censoring isn't worth a damn.
First of all, it can't possibly cover everything.
Secondly, it only takes one kid with parents/siblings who have opted out to e-mail out pictures/videos to all their friends.
I am very worried that this is the "foot in the door" for more obnoxious, more ubiquitous censorship. Also worried that the less tech savvy will buy into this bullshit and think the governments is doing such a wonderful job protecting our children.
First of all, it can't possibly cover everything.
Secondly, it only takes one kid with parents/siblings who have opted out to e-mail out pictures/videos to all their friends.
I am very worried that this is the "foot in the door" for more obnoxious, more ubiquitous censorship. Also worried that the less tech savvy will buy into this bullshit and think the governments is doing such a wonderful job protecting our children.
See that's what I'm worried about. What's going to happen to sites that host porn but aren't porn centric. Let's take reddit for example. Reddit has plenty of stuff that isn't porn, but it hosts a lot of subreddits that are porn-centric. Wonder if they'll block the whole site or what. Hell even youtube has some mature content, which while not porn could be considered more suggestive. Are they going to shut down youtube too?Zipa said: