Sorry if this is already being discussed, but wanted to see what everyone thought on this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23401076
Britains porn ban
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Rattrap
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...because there isn't a point of contention, it hasn't been swiftly swept into the Politics section, but there's a thread in the Talk section: http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?715748-Are-there-any-british-people-on-this-forum&p=7780045
Just a strange thing
connie2755
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I have a feeling this isn't really about blocking porn, this is just the marketing side
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I'd assumed that it was the standard media crusade to distract from domestic problems tactic.
No, it's not ridiculous. The British government is going to outsource this to a Chinese company, which apparently has all the technology and expertise required. What this means that it is about to import Chinese Internet censorship technology and regulations into the British isles. Once everything is in place and up and running the government can always adjust the criteria used for censoring content.
The question is if you trust your government to stop at porn...
The question is if you trust your government to stop at porn...
Edit: Reposted elsewhere.
This is an undemocratic, fascist, hypocritical, misandrist attack on freedom and men's rights! Over 38,000 people have signed the petition against it (http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/51746). Please do so if you haven't already. Merry Christmas! 
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You call that article a ban on porn? It's just a filter for parents to block it from kids.
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