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Sorry, I don't see the fuss here. It's widely known that UK ISPs and mobile networks put filtering in place by default. They did this to avoid the government p
by daveoc64 4y ago
Sorry, I don't see the fuss here.
It's widely known that UK ISPs and mobile networks put filtering in place by default. They did this to avoid the government passing a law to make it mandatory.
This often blocks VPNs and sites that may or may not be used to access adult content.
There is always a way to remove the block, typically with credit card/ID verification of some sort.
Three might be blocking some things that other networks aren't, but I imagine you'll find the other networks block some things that Three doesn't.
- tommica 4y agoWait what? They added a system to filter traffic, to avoid having the government make it mandatory to have a system for filtering traffic? That seems silly.
- Nextgrid 4y agoThere are also PR reasons. The general public unfortunately believes that this is a good thing and is indeed "protecting" children. IMO it would've happened regardless of regulatory reasons.
- neopw 4y agoThis happens with regulations all the time. For example Apple allowing sideloading of apps on their phones in their own terms before the European regulators tell them how to do it
- bogle 4y agoNot all the ISPs kowtowed, Andrews and Arnold famously refused: https://support.aa.net.uk/Filtering https://support.aa.net.uk/Filtering
- daveoc64 4y agoThey did, but they're tiny so the government doesn't care about them.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoSay you use ThreeUK and you decide you want an email account. Which are you going to use, Tutanota which requires you to verify your age or any other provider which doesn't?