The UK wants to ban citizens from accessing websites that feature "non-conventional" porn

[captaincranky]

....[ ]... Whilst were all busy looking out for the scary dog over the fence we have failed to notice the scary dog just behind us ready to bite out our ankles. (sorry for the strained metaphor)

Can take a shot at it?

Whilst were all busy looking out for the scary dog over the fence we have failed to notice the scary politician behind us, waiting for us to bend over so that he could, "violate", our, "freedom".

FIXED! From a "strained metaphor", to, "metaphors, now available as a suppository".

 

[mcborge]

Can take a shot at it?

Whilst were all busy looking out for the scary dog over the fence we have failed to notice the scary politician behind us, waiting for us to bend over so that he could, "violate", our, "freedom".

FIXED! From a "strained metaphor", to, "metaphors, now available as a suppository".

Sorry, I'm not feeding any trolls today.

 

[captaincranky]

Sorry, I'm not feeding any trolls today.

Ah, but my good man.....burp. (Excuse me).

 

[FPSChris]

Is nobody going to mention the British Board of Film Classification's accronym?

BBFC. Now, I guess google.co.uk might block it.

 

[captaincranky]

One salient feature of this, is how such things as our FISA courts, and Britain's new found love for censorship are spiraling out of control toward totalitarianism.

Our attempt at "prohibition", (of alcohol) caused massive criminal enterprises to spring up rapidly to circumvent the law. Prohibition was the 18th Amendment, and its repeal followed closely at #21. (1919 to 1933). One has to suspect our government developed a, "if you can't beat them, tax the sh!t out of them" approach, as its self serving "compromise".. We've had our share of looney-tunes with "righteous causes" that impinged heavily on our civil rights too. Senator Joe McCarthy springs immediately to mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy.

Prohibition of porn may net similar results. Although is is a lot more doubtful. Today's sheep simply are too overdosed on video games, soap operas, and reality TV, to take much in the way of aggressive action against this attempt at mind control by the government. Basically, the electronics and entertainment industries have given us way more than enough toys to make us leave them alone and play quietly by ourselves.

It has to be said though, when I was a teenager, "smokers", (8mm film porn), were quite illegal. This might be a bold attempt on the part of the Brits to bring recorded sex acts back to a legal "no-no", in other words, full circle..

 

[andy06shake]

Anyone that thinks they can prevent their kids from viewing any online content is either extremely naive or keeps their kid locked in a closet.

That's true although there are a multitude of parental control software available to somewhat retard there ability to browse inappropriate subject material. This of course can only work if the parents are rather more tech savvy than the children, mine are 3 and 10 right now so im somewhat still ahead in that dept. But the gap is closing fast. LoL

 

[sauri]

What, no more unboxing videos?!

 

[IAMTHESTIG]

All the lazy a$$ parents that don't pay attention to their child will love this law!

 

[ATLVM]

I live in such a nanny state. I already get forced to agree to cookies, I have to opt-out of Adult filters when I buy an internet connection and now I'll have to prove my age all the time. Britain is fast becoming the lamest place to live.

becoming? LOL.. it has been for some time now, I am thinking 200 + years, new colony in America ring a bell? LOL..

Britain has been tainted and censoring people since before the time of the new messiah.. You haven't been paying attention or what?

 

[Burty117]

becoming? LOL.. it has been for some time now, I am thinking 200 + years, new colony in America ring a bell? LOL..

Britain has been tainted and censoring people since before the time of the new messiah.. You haven't been paying attention or what?

I haven't been around for 200 years? What I was getting at was in the last 20-30 years it's been getting ridiculous. As far as I can tell, this is due to the UK having leaders that just aren't very technology savvy. It wasn't that long ago David Cameron was trying to get rid of all encrypted communication

 

[turismozilla]

Fnck all attacks on freedom! Freeeeeeeeeedom!