British MPs Propose Censoring Internet By Default 255
judgecorp writes "An all-party inquiry by British MPs has proposed the Internet should be censored to prevent children seeing 'adult' content. Users would have to opt in to see adult content. The proposal is similar to that already used by mobile operators."
From the article: "The move, first suggested in 2010, has been firmed up , after a cross-party Parliamentary inquiry examined the state of online child protection. The current proposal is a 'network-level "Opt-In" system,' going beyond the 'active choice' model launched by ISPs ... last October. ... They also want the Government to 'consider a new regulatory structure for online content, with one regulator given a lead role in the oversight and monitoring of Internet content distribution and the promotion of Internet safety initiatives.'"
Re:How does this help? (Score:5, Funny)
Just because you already learned it in sex ed years earlier doesn't mean you should know it!
Re:Think of the children (Score:5, Funny)
as ammo or target?
Yes.
Re:Think of the Civil Libeties! (Score:5, Funny)
Speed cameras? Sounds cool! How do they make the traffic go faster, exactly? :-)
Re:Filter everything that's not porn (Score:5, Funny)
How about the opposite? Filter everything that isn't porn.
"And I believe that if they removed all the porn from the internet, there would only be one web page, and it would be "Bring back the porn!"
I don't see the point in filtering that web page.
Re:How does this help? (Score:5, Funny)
Same here. When I was a teen I started downloading nude women on my Commodore 64 and Amiga (4000 color), and it didn't do me any harm. (Except give me a strange nostalgia for low-res 360x240 photos.)
Didn't do you harm? (Score:5, Funny)
I think the fact that you posting on slashdot is clear evidence that your mind was tainted at a young age.