UK to have "opt out" Porn filters

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Wrong on almost every point, Rhy.

Most substantially: Porn is only damaging to society as a function of its effect on individual neurophysiology, an effect which is difficult to differentiate from Internet usage in general.

The argument runs that the violent porn normalises abuse of women. 13 year old boys see a porn actress pretending to get thrown into a wall and then they do it to their girlfriend, or they force themselves on a girl because they think girls like that.

Having spent the last few daces pushing "no means no" we now have a generation exposed to exactly the opposite, and parents have entirely given up on sex education.

Whether or not it happens is irrelevant to nigh all of us, the only concern worth noting is if our tax money will be wasted maintaining these filters.

I made this really big because it's wrong.

The "Big Four" ISP's have agreed to this, some smaller ISP's have refused.

Imagine the headlines if they hadn't, "BT Refuses Cameron Request to block Porn".

A few facts:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23403068


The basic point: we're moving to the ISP's enforcing the same standards as youtube.