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You will be on a list of people who have actively opted out of pornography censorship. Imagine what would happen to your reputation if that list got leaked. Yo
by jvdh 13y ago
You will be on a list of people who have actively opted out of pornography censorship. Imagine what would happen to your reputation if that list got leaked.
You would be forced into a situation where you would have to explain why you want to receive pornography.
While you and I can probably see the fine points of this debate, the general public generally would not.
- rwmj 13y agoI've opted out of my mobile phone provider's filter. I'm not especially worried about my reputation.
- jvdh 13y agoThere is a big difference between opting out of commercial calls and opting out of a porn-filter. Everybody hates commercial calls, and feels happy to admit it. Everybody will enjoy watching some form of porn from time to time, but nobody in civil society will admit to it.
- IanCal 13y agoNo, in the UK several mobile phone operators block adult material unless you actively disable it (usually requiring something like a passport or driving license).
- IanCal 13y agoThat one doesn't bother me as much as one of the other standard tick boxes on TalkTalks filter, "extremist websites". Who wants to be on a list of people who have actively said "I want to access extremist websites"? In fact, why should that even be an option? For the childrens sake, why would we let anybody on those sites? Wouldn't it be better to simply block those sites completely? I mean, we've got the tech place, lists of websites, lets just assume it's ticked for everyone and not display it...
- eCa 13y agoWho decides exactly what is "extremist related"? If a news agency shows the latest Al-Qaeda video, isn't that spreading terrorist ideologies? But the entire thing is just wrong: If we (the "western" world) does something; how can we criticize oppresive regimes when they do the same thing? What can we say when Egypt blocks internet access for "national security". What to say about North Korea and their near total censorship to protect the NK culture (and possibly saving their children's innocence).
- tomjen3 13y agoYes he would be know as a person who likes to look at naked girls. That will surely not do a goddamn thing to his reputation, unless he is a nun.