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UK: Porn sites face block under "enhanced age controls"
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CreepingFear
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I thought the Brits were cool? You guys have shows like The Sex Education Show and A Girl's Guide to Sex in the 21st century, which would have never aired here in the USA.
Staying up all night to watch softcore porn on channel 4 and 5 made me the man I am today.
Leave the parenting to parents, simple as that. Just as a parent is responsible for their children listening to music with explicit content or watching 15/18 certificate films, so to should they be responsible for monitoring their children's internet usage. I don't believe for one second that this government's motives here are wholly (or barely) benevolent.
FWIW, I say this as someone with a child on the way in a couple of months. Obviously it'll be a while before I have to worry about what my child is looking at, but my fundamental principle is that a parent is responsible for their children and I don't see that changing any time soon.
I have an aunt that took it to the extreme and has no internet at all. They aren't allowed to have smart phones, only flip phones that are only for calls. Her children are in higshcool about to graduate. It's to "protect" them. They missed out on everything in the last 15 years of Internet. I feel bad for them.
FortuneFaded
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This is just setting them up to overdose on dank memes.
I just hope her kids don't grow up too emotionally and socially stunted. Behavior like this, in a perfect world, would be considered (mild) child abuse; no parent should ever deny social progression for their children to such an extreme extent. All it ever does is harm them for life for the self-satisfaction of the person perpetuating it.
They used to show flat-out Hentai! I watched Adventure Duo on Channel 4 at, like, 0200.
That doesn't seem to be going so well given all of the Korean translations and h-manhwa flooding e-hentai recently.
7DollarHagane
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Free and easy access to porn isn't really a good thing for society as a whole, and especially not for younger kids. I guess it's up to parents but it's hard to watch everything.
SenorArdilla
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Doesn't pornography bring in large amounts of revenue? Would this impact their economy?
I think Brexit has shown that the government does not a singular shit about the economy.
Ahhhh, those were the days. Couldn't get away with the zombie hentai on TV nowadays.
We haven't been cool since the mid 90s. We suck.
chromatic9
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Maybe it's coming from the teachers? Reading the other article has teachers flagging up how difficult it is, times are different etc citing kids talking about dildos and sending each other porn.
I grew up in the 80s and there was no shortage of talk about what dildos were, sex positons, kids telling other kids various slang words for sex. Plenty of kids were "shagging" but there's was no internet, only porn mags which a lot of kids had shock horror and the odd blurryl VHS tape. Maybe these teachers lived a sheltered life but it seems there's a fresh fear but many have forgotten what their youth was like.
What I see is different in general nowadays is how erotic music videos were pretty rare in the 80s and 90s and only shown at night on satellite are now shown during the day on regular TV and there's all these channels on free to air tv such as babestation. If anything the desensitization starts off with the music vids and free to air telly.
I grew up in the 80s and there was no shortage of talk about what dildos were, sex positons, kids telling other kids various slang words for sex. Plenty of kids were "shagging" but there's was no internet, only porn mags which a lot of kids had shock horror and the odd blurryl VHS tape. Maybe these teachers lived a sheltered life but it seems there's a fresh fear but many have forgotten what their youth was like.
What I see is different in general nowadays is how erotic music videos were pretty rare in the 80s and 90s and only shown at night on satellite are now shown during the day on regular TV and there's all these channels on free to air tv such as babestation. If anything the desensitization starts off with the music vids and free to air telly.
The problem is that the majority of porn sites are non-UK and will not give a shit about this legislation / will find it not cost effective for them to implement, so they'll just get blocked by default.
They want you to call your ISP whenever you want a wank, so they can unblock porn from your IP. It's fucking ridiculous. It's like they've never heard of VPNs.
Subway Diet
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They never seemed to give a proper wording on what exactly it is they're going after and how. Porn sites? Adult sites?
So, the BBFC is just going to be let loose on the internet, handing out demands left and right?
The whole thing seems so vague an nebulous that it could be used to shut down any damn thing the Tories have taken exception to.
Before long, all you'll be able to get is clothed missionary with the lights off.
So, the BBFC is just going to be let loose on the internet, handing out demands left and right?
The whole thing seems so vague an nebulous that it could be used to shut down any damn thing the Tories have taken exception to.
Before long, all you'll be able to get is clothed missionary with the lights off.
Escape Goat
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If it ain't got Ben Cohen in it it ain't worth seeing.
killer rin
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Don't be silly, obviously the end goal here is a government database with all of your information on it that you will have to sign into if you want to browse the internet so that all of your web traffic has to pass through the government servers. You simply put in your Citizen ID and Password and you and the Government can see the full range of age gated pornography that you decide to browse
Dirtyshubb
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More needs to be done to force and educate parents with the idea of actually doing some parenting and learning how to set up parental blocks and not just giving them free access to the Internet like most currently do.
I'm fed up with shitty, lazy parents expecting the government to take control of everything because they can't/won't.
It's the same with things like reading, potty training etc. kids used to go to nursery with some basic knowledge of these things but these days from what I know the number of children that come in with no knowledge has increased dramatically and instead the parents expect the schools to all of this for them.
Of course it's political suicide to not pander to these voters instead of reiterating that it's the parents job to do lots of these things so we won't see it happen.
I'm fed up with shitty, lazy parents expecting the government to take control of everything because they can't/won't.
It's the same with things like reading, potty training etc. kids used to go to nursery with some basic knowledge of these things but these days from what I know the number of children that come in with no knowledge has increased dramatically and instead the parents expect the schools to all of this for them.
Of course it's political suicide to not pander to these voters instead of reiterating that it's the parents job to do lots of these things so we won't see it happen.
A Fish Aficionado
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This is probably one of the most absurd posts I've ever read.
Underrated post
jimbobsmells
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You already have to opt in on some ISPs to see adult content - so those that have OPTED IN now won't be able to see stuff?
They could also target an education program that teaches parents how to set up effective blocks like OpenDNS filters or age gating on their devices.
But instead we all have to pander to lazy parenting.
They could also target an education program that teaches parents how to set up effective blocks like OpenDNS filters or age gating on their devices.
But instead we all have to pander to lazy parenting.
brokenbeans
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kids ruin everything
#fuckkids
#fuckkids
Coreda
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dreamcastmaster
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Pfft easy street! Staying up all night to watch a foreign language film with subtitles because they may have a sex scene and were usually French on a back and white portable TV with rabbit ears antenna and a snowy signal. Muted, so your brother does not hear, who is asleep already in the same room.
Possumowner
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As if I didn't dislike this government enough,they just keep heading towards a distopian nightmare
That's the BBC's job.
Aztechnology
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Lol what a bunch of BS.
If the alternative is Idol worship I'll take kids watching Porn on their cell phones in broad daylight.
CadetMahoney
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Full warrantless searches, not even have to be a suspect, just for the lolz random low level cops can go through your stored and organized data profile, discord chat, who you talk to etc. What do the damage control types have to say now, "nothing to fear! warrantless searches were overrated anyway."
Access to TOR browser, any political dissent is blocked etc.
Don't worry, he'll burn the whole world down.
PJV3
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Sorry for the slight bump
Just reading the guardian and didn't realise that part of this bill will be a block of websites showing unconventional sexual acts including the four finger rule and fucking in public.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/23/censor-non-conventional-sex-acts-online-internet-pornography
Just reading the guardian and didn't realise that part of this bill will be a block of websites showing unconventional sexual acts including the four finger rule and fucking in public.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/23/censor-non-conventional-sex-acts-online-internet-pornography
True Savior
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Dream job right here.
Disagree Guy
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Nah they'll just block certain websites known for this sort of content or ban certain buzz words.
Camp Freddie
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Is this a covert attempt to ensure that all British teenagers learn some basic computer literacy in order to bypass the porn filter.
I guess they tried it a few years ago with the IP block on pirate bay, but modern teenagers stream instead of pirate so they need a new trick.
I guess they tried it a few years ago with the IP block on pirate bay, but modern teenagers stream instead of pirate so they need a new trick.
31GhostsIV
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It was fucking obvious the shitbag Tories would keep pushing for more and more censorship once Cameron got his bullshit compulsory filter/opt out system off the ground.
I wonder what they'll be fucking with next year.
And of course, our media is toothless as ever and most people won't even realise this is going on.
I wonder what they'll be fucking with next year.
And of course, our media is toothless as ever and most people won't even realise this is going on.
waxer
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As someone with a 6 year old of course i dont mind. Having kids doesnt suddenly make me want to stop their sexual interests. That sort of mindset leads to bullshit like abstinance and pregnent teenagers.
I work with mental disabilities and have seen the effects of restricting peoples outlets. Frustration anxiety violence.
when my son learns about such things ill explain it to him and answer any questions. Same as i did when he asked me about guns. Not telling them to never face a gun at person or look down barrel is how you blow your head off. Educate.
This shit is common sense.
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