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No we’ll just need a pornography watcher’s license. But don’t worry, it’ll just be in your Apple wallet next to your Apple Card.

ismaildonmez 6y ago
This is similar to what's happening in the UK - https://www.ageid.com/ https://www.ageid.com/
shrikant 6y ago
We've got that in the UK. Most (all?) cell service providers require you to call them up and ask them to unblock your access to "NSFW" sites over mobile data. I recall the Vodafone customer service rep very distinctly asking me, "Sir, are you aware that this will mean you will be able access websites of an adult nature?" and replying with a resounding "Yes, I look forward to it, please go ahead!"
- beckman466 6y ago
  > websites of an adult nature Overly formal language like this always cracks me up.
  - shrikant 6y ago
    I've no doubt btw that the language and the strident tone used by the rep are meant to nudge (perhaps even shame?) the customer away from enabling this option. Joke's on them!
    - beckman466 6y ago
      > perhaps even shame the customer absolutely! i hear you
  - oarsinsync 6y ago
    Irritatingly, it's also accurate, since it's not just a porn block. I got blocked by the filter when trying to reach urbandictionary.com.
- xeromal 6y ago
  That's so strange!
- davisoneee 6y ago
  The UK did not go through with the porn block. You can perfectly well set up an account without any NSFW filtering, and as far as I can remember, it wasn't even 'opt out'. I'm with Virgin--oh the irony--and have never had any filtering. If it happened to you, perhaps you just happened to set up your ISP when there was _talk_ of the bill, but ultimately it didn't pass. "UK's controversial 'porn blocker' plan dropped": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50073102 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50073102
  - oarsinsync 6y ago
    The GP was talking specifically about cellular (mobile) data. Three[0], Vodafone[1], EE[2] and O2[3] all have an adult content filter enabled by default for mobile data. [0] http://ask3.three.co.uk/srvs/cgi-bin/webisapi.dll/,/?new,kb=mobile,ts=mobile,t=casedoc.tem,case=obj(2834),varset_username=Mobile:mobileUser http://ask3.three.co.uk/srvs/cgi-bin/webisapi.dll/,/?new,kb=... [1] https://www.vodafone.co.uk/about-us/code-of-practice/content-control/ https://www.vodafone.co.uk/about-us/code-of-practice/content... [2] https://ee.co.uk/help/help-new/safety-and-security/content-lock/switching-content-lock-on-or-off https://ee.co.uk/help/help-new/safety-and-security/content-l... [3] https://www.o2.co.uk/help/safety-and-security/age-restricted-content-and-age-verification https://www.o2.co.uk/help/safety-and-security/age-restricted...

ismaildonmez 6y ago

This is similar to what's happening in the UK - https://www.ageid.com/ https://www.ageid.com/

shrikant 6y ago

We've got that in the UK. Most (all?) cell service providers require you to call them up and ask them to unblock your access to "NSFW" sites over mobile data. I recall the Vodafone customer service rep very distinctly asking me, "Sir, are you aware that this will mean you will be able access websites of an adult nature?" and replying with a resounding "Yes, I look forward to it, please go ahead!"

beckman466 6y ago
> websites of an adult nature Overly formal language like this always cracks me up.
- shrikant 6y ago
  I've no doubt btw that the language and the strident tone used by the rep are meant to nudge (perhaps even shame?) the customer away from enabling this option. Joke's on them!
  - beckman466 6y ago
    > perhaps even shame the customer absolutely! i hear you
- oarsinsync 6y ago
  Irritatingly, it's also accurate, since it's not just a porn block. I got blocked by the filter when trying to reach urbandictionary.com.
xeromal 6y ago
That's so strange!
davisoneee 6y ago
The UK did not go through with the porn block. You can perfectly well set up an account without any NSFW filtering, and as far as I can remember, it wasn't even 'opt out'. I'm with Virgin--oh the irony--and have never had any filtering. If it happened to you, perhaps you just happened to set up your ISP when there was _talk_ of the bill, but ultimately it didn't pass. "UK's controversial 'porn blocker' plan dropped": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50073102 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50073102
- oarsinsync 6y ago
  The GP was talking specifically about cellular (mobile) data. Three[0], Vodafone[1], EE[2] and O2[3] all have an adult content filter enabled by default for mobile data. [0] http://ask3.three.co.uk/srvs/cgi-bin/webisapi.dll/,/?new,kb=mobile,ts=mobile,t=casedoc.tem,case=obj(2834),varset_username=Mobile:mobileUser http://ask3.three.co.uk/srvs/cgi-bin/webisapi.dll/,/?new,kb=... [1] https://www.vodafone.co.uk/about-us/code-of-practice/content-control/ https://www.vodafone.co.uk/about-us/code-of-practice/content... [2] https://ee.co.uk/help/help-new/safety-and-security/content-lock/switching-content-lock-on-or-off https://ee.co.uk/help/help-new/safety-and-security/content-l... [3] https://www.o2.co.uk/help/safety-and-security/age-restricted-content-and-age-verification https://www.o2.co.uk/help/safety-and-security/age-restricted...