Leaked document shows Europe would fight UK plans to block porn
http://betanews.com/2015/05/25/leaked-document-shows-europe-would-fight-uk-plans-to-block-porn/
Rather than implementing a default block on pornography, the
Council of the European Union believes that users should opt in
to web filtering and be able to opt out again at any time; this
is precisely the opposite to the way Cameron would like things to
work. The subject is written about in a document on the topic on
net neutrality. It suggests that users would have to explicitly
ask their providers to block access to content, and they should
retain the ability to "withdraw this consent at any time". As
reported by The Independent, David Carr from the advisory board
of the UK council on Child Internet Safety reacted to the
document by saying: "The risk is that a major plank of the UK's
approach to online child protection will be destroyed at a
stroke".
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Well, at least the EU has gotten this Internet issue right. Amazing.
--Lauren--
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