UK Online pornography to be blocked by default
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Well, that is interesting that the implementation of this ended up blocking multiple categories of material, despite the fact the legislation was supposed to target pornography only. I think that is a very bad idea, PR-wise, which will lead to widespread resistance to the whole idea of filters, and the legislation eventually being dropped.
I was just reading an article about a Chrome extension called "Go Away Carmeron" which will circumvent these filters using a proxy server ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...owser-extension-bypasses-UK-porn-filters.html
Though I suppose all the ISPs have to do is block that proxy server as well. Which could again be circumvented by an update to the extension using a different proxy. And so on...
I was just reading an article about a Chrome extension called "Go Away Carmeron" which will circumvent these filters using a proxy server ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...owser-extension-bypasses-UK-porn-filters.html
Though I suppose all the ISPs have to do is block that proxy server as well. Which could again be circumvented by an update to the extension using a different proxy. And so on...
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Years ago when I was working as a lactation consultant, we put a child block on our home computer ( our kids were young) -- but then all breastfeeding sites were blocked, anything with the word "breast." Not helpful. I think it must be difficult to screen out *just* certain things.
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Hope you didn't want your children learning about sex ed. Or about rape survivor resources. Or domestic abuse. Or actually a lot of things that kids may not want to, or would be unable to tell parents.
Once again, an internet filtering system has been put into place and has gone horribly wrong. But that's okay, I'm sure we'll unblock the popular sites sooner or later. And there's nothing wrong with non-pornographic sites with sexual content having to ask the government "may I be unblocked", is there?
Once again, an internet filtering system has been put into place and has gone horribly wrong. But that's okay, I'm sure we'll unblock the popular sites sooner or later. And there's nothing wrong with non-pornographic sites with sexual content having to ask the government "may I be unblocked", is there?
