- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/22/war_on_erupts_in_britain/
- Didn't the Australian government attempt / suggest this exact same thing, and it went down the drain? - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-09/government-abandons-plans-for-internet-filter/4362354 - Also I remember a 14 year old kid or something bypassed it within a few minutes...
- Actually, no, he bypassed something else. - http://www.news.com.au/technology/no-penalty-for-bypassing-conroys-web-filter/story-e6frfro0-1225854496213
- Anyways, I think this is a very bad move on the UK government. This is now official censorship of something that is not illegal. - They are blocking freedom of speech, and the right to privacy.
- It kind of reminds me of Australian's ban on "small breasts", and "female ejaculation" in porn. - http://gawker.com/5459412/prude-australians-try-to-ban-small-boobs-and-female-ejaculation-in-porn
- It's sort of odd. Sex has been the definitive thing throughout the ages.
- What next? We'll be making monkeys wear something around their wastes because they could be trying to 'arouse' their followers?
- Also, a quote from that article - "`Cops will build a database of child porn images, which can be referenced and used to "close the net on paedophiles".`
- I hope that the 'database' is actually a database of hashes, and not an actual database of the images..
- Normally I wouldn't bother writing anything about these sorts of news, but for some reason, reading this article makes me want to punch a wall. It is so stupid. An 'un-avoidable' 'opt-in' 'choice' to use the filter. "To stop rape". Ugh.
- `The Prime Minister warned that access to online porn is "corroding childhood"`
- "Mr Cameron said: "In the darkest corners of the internet, there are things going on that are a direct danger to our children, and that must be stamped out" -- And I'm sure that's legal pornography.. Oh wait..
- And also commenting on Google, Aol, Yahoo!, etc. saying they have a 'mortal duty' to help them. I'm not sure if he is absolutely ignorant, or just a complete and utter imbecile. I'm guessing no more than perhaps a hand-full of kiddie porn pictures/videos are on Google, or are linked from Google. And even if they were, if you send the link to Google, they will take it down (and report it to the police)..
- I could ramble on about this for hours. It's just so stupid.
- And of course how 10 year olds post pictures on facebook in bikinis etc. is legal. If anything, that is the most disturbing of all.
- "But Ms Perry argued filters would make a difference, saying that the killers of schoolgirls April Jones and Tia Sharp had accessed legal pornography before moving on to images of child abuse." - Just shoot me in the head. I don't want to live in a world that people actually think this.
- Claire Lilley, NSPCC: "In every single child abuse image there is a victim, a child who has been abused" - Re-REALLY!! GR8 NEWS!! GR8 ARTICLES 10/10 WOULD BUY..
- This is a great article about this - https://plus.google.com/115782788859560629473/posts/PSBLdWzw9is
- 'i) They mean well but are too stupid to get the right advice and understand the technicalities?
- ii) They understand only too well but are keen to bring in systems to enable state censorship of our Internet
- iii) They need to be "seen to be doing something" in response to legitimate concerns about access to pornography and criminal activity'
- Oh, and the irony of this - http://www.themediablog.co.uk/.a/6a011570c131b2970c01910457d33b970c-800wi
- And it's not even like it's going to be hard to bypass it.
- Sigh.. I doubt you are that interested in this story, so I'll stop rambling on!!