UK "research" filter will also block alcohol, smoking, web forums, etc. content

[Demian]

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-07/27/researchwall

In other words it's blocking most of the internet. I suppose Wikipedia won't be blocked quite yet but there's nudity there so who knows.

[Ad Bot]

[Pacha+]

rest in piece UK forum users

[Tonkka²]

I seriously hope this doesn't become a fad between the EU countries.

[ultimamax]

This is loving atrocious.

[Becquerel]

This is loving atrocious.

[.::Taboo::.]

i still don't get why people are freaking out about this when it takes just a phone call to opt out of any filtering

[Tonkka²]

i still don't get why people are freaking out about this when it takes just a phone call to opt out of any filtering

When people have some of their freedom taken away everyone freaks out.

[.::Taboo::.]

what freedom
seriously all you have to do is call your ISP and be like "give me research please" and you're done

[Alyx Vance]

what freedom
seriously all you have to do is call your ISP and be like "give me research please" and you're done

This.
Just be like "Hey, can I have all of my sites please?"

[Becquerel]

Will VPNs be able to bypass?

[.::Taboo::.]

wha
why would you even need to

seriously all you have to do is call your ISP and be like "give me research please" and you're done

[Blockzillahead]

So the Blockland forums will be automatically blocked in UK?

Well if you're a hormonal teenager going through the phase and are afraid to tell your parents, tell them your favorite forum site got blocked and ask them to call to unblock it and I'm assuming they'll unblock everything, including your favorite dirty sites.

 

[Tonkka²]

what freedom

Freedom to surf a limitless web without having to engage in social interaction with your stuffty ISP help desk guy.

[Decepticon]

[ultimamax]

what freedom
seriously all you have to do is call your ISP and be like "give me research please" and you're done

Due to research/love/nudity being a sort of anathema, it labels people who want access to content as simple as web forums or "esoteric content" as perverts, which is embarrassing. Not to mention, Cameron could easily pull the "i'm not making it a choice anymore; always on" very easily, under the guise of protecting the children. It'd be much easier for him to censor the internet fully were his plans to be enacted. His plan is filled with small steps, with the final goal being to have full control over the internet in all the UK.