Is the internet the next 'Video Nasty'?
source: http://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/12/19/all-internet-porn-to-be-blocked-in-the-uk/
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According to The Next Web and the Sunday Times, the government will be in discussions with the UKs largest ISPs to find a way to block internet porn in UK homes. The method mentioned so far is similar to one in Australia where ISPs will ban website by default.
The post quotes the papers interview with Conservative MP Claire Perry, who states the ban is to protect children from accessing pornography in the family home. “We are not coming at this from an anti-porn perspective. We just want to make sure our children aren’t stumbling across things we don’t want them to see.”-Times
Next Web points out the difficulties to setting in such a ban,
"Does this sound insane to you? It does to us. While most people probably don’t want children exposed to porn, the idea of blocking it at source is hairbrained on a number of levels:
* How do you define porn? Sure, some sites are obviously explicit but what about sites which cover the academic study of pornography? What about message boards like 4chan which cover a wide range of topics including porn? Where is the line?
* If you do block sites which cover porn among other subjects, where do you stop? It’s potentially letting Internet censorship in through the back door.
* Adults shouldn’t be stigmatised for viewing porn. Forcing them to contact their ISPs for “permission” does that."-The Next Web
The story sounds familiar to the 'Video Nasty' era where the new tech of the day VHS brought fears of children accessing horror and adult films at home. This led to censorship of horror films and saw film director Sam Raimi make a court appearance for the Evil Dead.
The post quotes the papers interview with Conservative MP Claire Perry, who states the ban is to protect children from accessing pornography in the family home. “We are not coming at this from an anti-porn perspective. We just want to make sure our children aren’t stumbling across things we don’t want them to see.”-Times
Next Web points out the difficulties to setting in such a ban,
"Does this sound insane to you? It does to us. While most people probably don’t want children exposed to porn, the idea of blocking it at source is hairbrained on a number of levels:
* How do you define porn? Sure, some sites are obviously explicit but what about sites which cover the academic study of pornography? What about message boards like 4chan which cover a wide range of topics including porn? Where is the line?
* If you do block sites which cover porn among other subjects, where do you stop? It’s potentially letting Internet censorship in through the back door.
* Adults shouldn’t be stigmatised for viewing porn. Forcing them to contact their ISPs for “permission” does that."-The Next Web
The story sounds familiar to the 'Video Nasty' era where the new tech of the day VHS brought fears of children accessing horror and adult films at home. This led to censorship of horror films and saw film director Sam Raimi make a court appearance for the Evil Dead.
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i think i would leave the uk if this happend.................
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