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Point of fact: the UK's internet filter was originally implemented about a decade ago, to block child pornography. And (to borrow your turn of phrase) at the ti
by EvilTerran 10y ago
Point of fact: the UK's internet filter was originally implemented about a decade ago, to block child pornography. And (to borrow your turn of phrase) at the time, everyone swore "it's just the child pornography, there will never be a slippery slope!"
... then, as of a couple of years ago, they started using it to block torrent sites. So it goes.
- toyg 10y agoIt's really sad to see a country famous for its liberal traditions, sleepwalk back into the sort of draconian censorship that we thought was a relic from darker times.
- Bartweiss 10y agoAh... it appears the first step happened before I was up on the issue. Shame, that's even more dishonest than I thought.