Copyright Policy Privacy Policy Contact Us Instagram Facebook
Top Rated Posts ....
Somali pirates hijack oil tanker with 10 Pakistanis on board Somali pirates hijack oil tanker with 10 Pakistanis on board The story of Mardan's Abdul Wahab, who was trapped in a marble mine for 17 days The story of Mardan's Abdul Wahab, who was trapped in a marble mine for 17 days Video of Vladimir Putin holding umbrella for Deputy PM in rain goes viral Video of Vladimir Putin holding umbrella for Deputy PM in rain goes viral Pakistan successfully tests indigenous Fateh-2 missile – ISPR Pakistan successfully tests indigenous Fateh-2 missile – ISPR India once again supports Israel during Brics conference India once again supports Israel during Brics conference What is the impact of UAE's exit from OPEC? Zarar Khoro's analysis What is the impact of UAE's exit from OPEC? Zarar Khoro's analysis

UK New Porn Filter Will Also Block Violence, Alcohol, Terrorism, Smoking Material

Posted By: Rahimullah Khan, July 29, 2013 | 22:23:32



According to the digital advocacy organization Open Rights Group’s report cited by Huffington Post, the new “parental controls” will reach far beyond pornography. By default, the controls will block access to “violent material,” “extremist and terrorist related content,” “anorexia and eating disorder websites,” and “suicide related websites.”


In addition, the new settings will censor websites that mention alcohol or smoking. The filter will even block “web forums” and “esoteric material,” though Open Rights Group does not specify what these categories would include.


The Independent notes the filters implemented by the four main private internet providers will be “default-on,” meaning users must explicitly choose to turn them off. Users can decide to keep certain filters while turning others off.


Making the filters default means most people will keep them, according to Open Rights Group Executive Director Jim Killock. “We know that people stick with defaults: this is part of the idea behind ‘nudge theory’ and ‘choice architecture’ that is popular with Cameron.”


According to Cameron, the new parental control settings will be turned on for all new broadband subscribers “by the end of the year.”


Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron announced online porn would soon become automatically blocked in order to “protect children and their innocence.” The filters will be implemented by the UK’s major internet service providers, which encompass 95% of British web users.




Source: The News Tribe





Advertisement





Popular Posts Follow Us on Social Media

Join Whatsapp Channel Follow Us on Twitter Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook


Comments...