Regarding control of the internet, I think there are many forces at play..

sorry to use the phrase 'thin end of the wedge', but yeah, that's now I see it. Forcing people to opt in to a 'yes, porn please' list is a pretty huge step and I think it would be naive not to consider how such a list might be used.

Posted By: Hertz van Rental on July 22nd 2013 at 13:48:51

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I see they are starting to censor the internet... (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 22, 12:36:35
- A pink filter (as it is called) is quite effective. Bit racist though. As in name but (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 22, 14:14:48
- ALL of Utterly's usernames on here would be nice (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 22, 13:31:28
- Just because the Mail supports it doesn't make it wrong (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 13:30:56
  - i don't think anyone is suggesting that's why it's wrong are they? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 22, 13:33:06
    - I (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 13:34:10
      - I must have misunderstood your post then, sorry (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 13:34:31
- anything the Daily Heil makes a loud enough noise about (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 22, 13:28:24
- no more meatspin.com ? (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 22, 13:27:14
- Anything that can be done to reduce the availability of rape or child abuse images (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 13:19:22
  - the problem is it wont stop there (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 22, 13:35:44
  - Agree (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 22, 13:32:25
  - yeah, except that's not going to work (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 22, 13:30:17
    - Definitely worth trying (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 13:33:17
      - what do you suppose they typed in then? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 22, 13:51:31
        
        Stuart Hazell searched "sex with young children", "illegal incest pics" and (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 14:06:38
        
        so now you want to make merely typing those words into Google illegal? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 22, 14:19:21
        
        no, but seaching it and storing the images surely is? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:22:18
  - you wont stop the nutters ands pedos......they will jusy get a VPN (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 22, 13:30:08
    - also the DJ's and TV personalities can afford one too! (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 22, 13:32:52
  - I don't understand how this opt in/out/in/out/in system for legal pornography (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 13:24:35
    - people are confusing different things here (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 22, 13:32:50
      - I think Cameron is deliberately conflating the two (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 13:34:40
        
        lol!!!! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 13:40:32
        
        I think your dislike of Cameron is affecting your judgment (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 13:36:00
        
        Regarding control of the internet, I think there are many forces at play.. (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 13:48:51
        
        well he may be, but that doesn't mean others should (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 22, 13:35:35
  - agreed, but that is not what is happening... (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 22, 13:23:31
- this is the thin end of the wedge (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 22, 12:59:35
  - 'censorship is wrong in any form' (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 22, 13:09:36
    - i do see your point (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 22, 13:14:20
      - that's exactly the problem tho (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 22, 13:25:33
        
        ^this. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 13:42:26
        
        Can parents not use one of the many filtering programmes currently available to do this? (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 13:46:33
        
        yes, as a first step. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 13:57:30
        
        Porn is legal though, terrorism isn't. So parents get a porn filter, kids don't see it. (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 13:59:13
        
        "some" porn is legal.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:13:22
        
        But if the aim is to protect children from pornography, then parental intervention (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 14:15:09
        
        yes....but its also (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 22, 14:24:55
- cartoon porn for starters (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 22, 12:38:24
  - damn! (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 22, 12:39:35

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