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originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: SaturnFX
While I would not be one of those who will mourn the porn, I would say that this sets a dangerous precedent for our nations government and its people.
The government must never consider themselves fit to judge what we, the people, may and may not view and interact with. This could, if left to continue, left alone to become more commonplace, give rise to the government blocking content which shows the government in a bad light, as I am sure is happening in some of the worlds best known dictatorships. It is one thing living in an age where the media refuse to deal with the important matters of the day, but if even the slightest of this precedent continues to flourish in the minds of our governance, all information will be subject to censorship.
I for one am very concerned about that prospect.
originally posted by: Maxatoria
a reply to: uncommitted
Most if not all have an 18+ sign on the door and would kick out some 12 year old in a moment.
The problem will always come with defining what is porn, in the Victorian age a sight of a stocking was considered quite shocking as they say.
And it was funny that magazines aimed at men were rated 18 for their context (women in their knickers and knocker covers) but quite merrily a 13 year old girl could buy a copy of some womens mag (more was its name) and it would have position of the week and all sorts of tips for sexy time.
originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: uncommitted
I am not concerned about that, because that is the job of parents to prevent, and there are ways that they can do that, including making sure that they are in the room when their children are accessing the internet, as they DAMNED WELL OUGHT TO BLOODY DO!
Keeping their kids out of the pub, the porn, the adult store, and the drug dens, is a parents job, no one else has any business doing it for them.
And if porn was all this nonsense was about, then it would not be so concerning as it is, but this is NOT just about porn, that is simply a red herring. This issue is ACTUALLY about freedom of access to information, and the government have just tested the waters, to see how reactionary we are, to see how switched on we are to the real threat, which is that systems like this, ISP end blocking of content, could potentially be used to prevent access to sites like Wikileaks, or even THIS website, if the government deem them a "threat".
I am not going to allow the wool to pass over my eyes on this subject, not in the least. Liberty has a cost, and I would rather pay it.
And if porn was all this nonsense was about, then it would not be so concerning as it is, but this is NOT just about porn, that is simply a red herring. This issue is ACTUALLY about freedom of access to information, and the government have just tested the waters, to see how reactionary we are, to see how switched on we are to the real threat, which is that systems like this, ISP end blocking of content, could potentially be used to prevent access to sites like Wikileaks, or even THIS website, if the government deem them a "threat".
originally posted by: Freeyourchains
They voted for parliament to be Liberal, lgbt, and ruled by liberal Muslims. This is the consequence. Minorities get out to take over the UK and destructive to all. This was guided by Obama regime for world domination.
originally posted by: Freeyourchains
They voted for parliament to be Liberal, lgbt,
originally posted by: uncommitted
You've kind of proved my point with the 18+ sign above the door - and I'm sure that was your intention. As far as I'm aware, the mumsnet types are asking why the same isn't the case on the net. I can't say I'm overly bothered one way or another about this apart from people trying to make it about something it isn't.