Do not censor the internet. Please rethink forcing ISPs to Block “Adult” Sites.
As part of the Digital Economy Bill 2016-17 the government has officially announced that Mobile and fixed line broadband providers in the United Kingdom will be forced to block all “adult” websites. This is a slippery slope which can be used to force ever increasing censorship on undesirable views.
The bill also introduces a new power that forces payment services (e.g. VISA, Mastercard) to withdraw support from non-compliant sites. The legislation uses the term “adult content” (i.e. open to interpretation and mission creep.) Dating, self-harm support, social networks, different political views and medical sites have historically been tagged as “adult content“. More at: http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2016/11/uk-government-c...
It isn't surprising, but it is worth talking about.
I subscribe to "nothing to hide" but it would be nice to, at least, have some notification and callback over who had access to my personal details.
I don't really mid my information bing used to infer if pot-holes are more important to fix than water leaks. I do however object, without prior consent, for my details to be a way of supporting political movements /ideologies.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/173407/sponsors/aeX...
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Do not censor the internet. Please rethink forcing ISPs to Block “Adult” Sites.
As part of the Digital Economy Bill 2016-17 the government has officially announced that Mobile and fixed line broadband providers in the United Kingdom will be forced to block all “adult” websites. This is a slippery slope which can be used to force ever increasing censorship on undesirable views.
The bill also introduces a new power that forces payment services (e.g. VISA, Mastercard) to withdraw support from non-compliant sites. The legislation uses the term “adult content” (i.e. open to interpretation and mission creep.) Dating, self-harm support, social networks, different political views and medical sites have historically been tagged as “adult content“. More at: http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2016/11/uk-government-c...