2008/12/9 David Gerard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/09/wikipedia-censorship-iwf-reconsiders > > This is apparently the *first* IWF decision *ever* to require review. > > My prediction: they've been turned to mincemeat every media interview > they've done on the subject, we've looked like stars. Everyone > despises them. They aren't standing up too well under scrutiny. So I > suspect they'll quietly unblock Wikipedia and not block again without > at least telling us first. The censorship mechanism will stay in place > - the ISPs feel they aren't free not to sign up to this "voluntary" > scheme - and probably be refined to see if they can block sites like > us again without breaking everything as they did this time. > > It is possible the IWF will try to make the decision stand. In which > case, party on.
Something I don't understand about this affair: BT set up Cleanfeed, the "ISP level content filtering system" that caused this problem. Why haven't BT subscribers been subject to the block? -- Oldak Quill ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
