I'm not from the UK (and may thus stand corrected) but I think this law has very little support in the general population. It seems like merely the latest fig-l

I'm not from the UK (and may thus stand corrected) but I think this law has very little support in the general population. It seems like merely the latest fig-leaf for another increase in mass surveillance and "guided democracy", which the UK is notorious[1] for. Many people are well aware that once these filter-systems are in place, they will inevitably be used not only to suppress porn, but also to "accidentally" suppress other things[2]. There has been quite a bit of backlash[3][4], but I guess we know how these things tend to pan out... [1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10172298/One-surveillance-camera-for-every-11-people-in-Britain-says-CCTV-survey.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10172298/One-surveilla... [2] https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141208/06160229348/uk-web-filtering-blocks-access-to-website-europes-largest-oldest-hacking-community.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141208/06160229348/uk-we... [3] http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2285176/petition-asks-uk-government-to-forget-isp-porn-filtering http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2285176/petition-as... [4] http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/thousands-sign-petition-against-uk-face-sitting-porn-ban-1479395 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/thousands-sign-petition-against-uk-...