Bufera in atto tra i provider inglesi e l’enciclopedia libera più famosa del mondo. Da qualche giorno infatti molti inglesi non possono più accedere a Wikipedia a causa dell’inclusione del dominio nella Internet Watch Foundation come sito legato alla pedopornografia.
Se state strabuzzando gli occhi vi capiamo bene, la spiegazione di questa profonda censura è da ricercarsi nell’articolo pubblicato su Wikipedia relativo al discusso album Virgin Killer degli Scorpions sulla quale copertina appare nuda una giovane ragazza in età preadolescenziale.Bufera in atto tra i provider inglesi e l’enciclopedia libera più famosa del mondo.... more
There is a page on Wikipedia about a 1970s rock album "Virgin Killer" by The Scorpions which is being censored by certain British ISP's. The album was released in 1976 and caused controversy over its cover which showed a photograph of a naked pre-pubescent girl.
There are also reports of a mechanism which is hindering UK Wikipedia users from contributing information on up to 1200 pages. This all stems from the Internet Watch Foundation who have issued guidelines for ISP's regarding censorship of content they deem to be inappropriate. The ISP's thought to be censoring the page are O2/Be Unlimited, Virgin Media, Easynet, Plusnet, Demon, and Opal Telecommunications (TalkTalk).
You can check to see if your ISP has censored the content by checking the link below but be warned that if your internet access has NOT been censored then the page does contain the image of the Scorpions original album cover which some people may find offensive.
It's a difficult situation that the ISP's have found themselves in, this case will no doubt raise many questions about censorship, ethics, morals, and how we're going to continue running the internet. Do we need a watchdog organisation to filter our internet for us or can we do it ourselves? Is the power to censor content "deemed inappropriate" something that should be very carefully monitored? In this particular case, do you think the IWF has done the right thing? So many questions, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
