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He regurgitating the liberal agenda driven drivel from Reddit. Shame they don't fact check anything. The UK didn't pass a porn ban. Some ISPs now offer an "opt

He regurgitating the liberal agenda driven drivel from Reddit. Shame they don't fact check anything. The UK didn't pass a porn ban. Some ISPs now offer an "opt-out" option for people who want the ISP to block things for them.

mike-cardwell 14y ago
Whilst we're "fact checking", which UK ISPs are offering "opt-out"? Talk Talk is "opt-in" for new accounts. O2 is "opt-in" for their mobile network too. I believe several other mobile networks are "opt-in" too... [edit] Just to clarify, by "opt-in", I'm referring to opting in to receive everything. Perhaps "opt-out" in reference to opting out of the block, is clearer.
- mibbitier 14y ago
  For talktalk, you have to opt-in to enable their filtering. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/talktalk-to-offer-parents-a-blanket-opt-831842 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/talktalk-to-offer-paren... Mobile networks have always done silly blocking, and it takes a phone call to them to ask them to remove it. I assume it's more about them not wanting you to use more data than anything else.
  - mike-cardwell 14y ago
    Hmm. According to http://www.techdigest.tv/2012/05/talktalk_turn_o.html http://www.techdigest.tv/2012/05/talktalk_turn_o.html all new customers get the block unless they specifically ask for it to be removed.
    - mibbitier 14y ago
      Who knows... It's a bit ridiculous (from the article) "meaning that any new TalkTalk users who require access to such content will first have to "opt-in" through a highly embarrassing call to customer services." It's hardly "highly embarrassing" to ask them to remove a filter. If they do go that route though, and as the article claims, ask you to opt-out once a year, then they'll simply lose customers to ISPs that don't hassle their customers.
      - mike-cardwell 14y ago
        "It's hardly "highly embarrassing" to ask them to remove a filter." I completely disagree. Many people would be very embarrassed phoning up to have an adult content filter removed. You can argue that they shouldn't be, but that's a different thing altogether.

mike-cardwell 14y ago

Whilst we're "fact checking", which UK ISPs are offering "opt-out"? Talk Talk is "opt-in" for new accounts. O2 is "opt-in" for their mobile network too. I believe several other mobile networks are "opt-in" too... [edit] Just to clarify, by "opt-in", I'm referring to opting in to receive everything. Perhaps "opt-out" in reference to opting out of the block, is clearer.

mibbitier 14y ago
For talktalk, you have to opt-in to enable their filtering. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/talktalk-to-offer-parents-a-blanket-opt-831842 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/talktalk-to-offer-paren... Mobile networks have always done silly blocking, and it takes a phone call to them to ask them to remove it. I assume it's more about them not wanting you to use more data than anything else.
- mike-cardwell 14y ago
  Hmm. According to http://www.techdigest.tv/2012/05/talktalk_turn_o.html http://www.techdigest.tv/2012/05/talktalk_turn_o.html all new customers get the block unless they specifically ask for it to be removed.
  - mibbitier 14y ago
    Who knows... It's a bit ridiculous (from the article) "meaning that any new TalkTalk users who require access to such content will first have to "opt-in" through a highly embarrassing call to customer services." It's hardly "highly embarrassing" to ask them to remove a filter. If they do go that route though, and as the article claims, ask you to opt-out once a year, then they'll simply lose customers to ISPs that don't hassle their customers.
    - mike-cardwell 14y ago
      "It's hardly "highly embarrassing" to ask them to remove a filter." I completely disagree. Many people would be very embarrassed phoning up to have an adult content filter removed. You can argue that they shouldn't be, but that's a different thing altogether.