UK ISPs To Begin Censorship of Porn Websites

An anonymous reader writes "In a plan sponsored by the UK government, four major UK ISP's, Virgin, BT, TalkTalk and Sky, are set to implement blocking of porn websites, requiring subscribers to 'opt-in' if they want to visit blocked websites (or to put it another way, 'opt-out' of internet censorship)."

Wrong.

[richy freeway]

Wrong wrong wrong. You have to OPT IN to the filter.

Nothing new

[IrquiM]

Vodaphone already have this on their 3g sticks. Had to opt-in for porn to be able to surf Norways biggest newspaper (and also the recent winner of the best ipad newspaper app.)

Re:Wrong.

[richy freeway]

Replying to my own post, but there's clarification here http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2011/oct/11/internet-pornography?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 [guardian.co.uk]

Wrong

[Barence]

This story is completely inaccurate. Consumers don't have to opt-in to receive adult content: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/broadband/370450/confusion-reigns-as-government-announces-porn-ban [pcpro.co.uk]

Re:Moral panic panic.

[Anonymous Coward]

But what it is, is not so clear. You can drive over to Blockbuster and rent movies that have nude, under-18 girls in them. Child nudity does not make something child pornography prima facie, although it has been prosecuted as such in the past by overzealous officials. I have baby pics of all my kids in some state of undress/bathing, and it's cute, not pornographic.