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David Cameron was said to have “spluttered over his cornflakes” when the ruling came in from the EU on net-neutrality, that said all data should be treated equally and therefore filters, like the ones put in place by ISPs to block pornography, would no longer be allowed under EU law. However the British Prime Minister has a plan and is said to have achieved an opt-out for the UK to prevent the filters being removed and will in future enshrine them into British law to continue their operation.
“When I read my Daily Mail this morning, I sputtered over my cornflakes because we worked so hard to put in place these filters,” Cameron told fellow MPs during a Prime Minister's question time (via Wired) earlier this week. His plan though will see that ruling made ineffective, by the enshrining of pornography filtering in the “law of the land,” to force ISPs to make sure our “children will be protected.”
He also said that it was “vitally important that we enable parents to have that protection for their children.”
Cameron has shown a real interest in Chinese filtering companies and may have discussed such measures during the recent visit of President Xi
As much as this is a response to an EU ruling, this is far from the first push Cameron has made towards pornography filtering being mandatory. He introduced it down a slippery slope of legislation in 2013, pushing ISPs to voluntarily filter content, which in turn pushed others to offer it. At this point all of the big ISPs offer filtering by default, requiring new sign-ups to opt-out by special request. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60eKauWFFPk']
There are of course some ISPs that don't filter anything and will even refuse your service if you ask for it.
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KitGuru Says: It's no real surprise at this point that Cameron isn't/wasn't aware that optional porn filters by third parties that specialise in that sort of protection have been available for as long as the internet has been readily accessible. It's also no surprise that someone who works the unusual hours of a Prime Minister would want some sort of automated protection for their children, but other people have more time to check what their kids are doing online. Other people don't need the government to do their job of parenting for them.
Small government, except when it comes to morality; that we’ll try to force down your throat with all possible means, legal or not.
british really are prudes, aren’t they?
Not really, but are you sure you’d be happy with your 7 year old daughter seeing some of the heavier porn that’s on the internet when trying to find a Cindy or Barbie doll page.
Only the rich toff’s in the south running the country who have no idea on what the reality of everday life is. Us up in the north of england would love to join the scots if they try to leave again put it that way
thats what parents and limited computer access are there for.
Mr Cameron’s morning ritual is to read the Daily Mail…? That explains far too much.
The dark web is a vibrant place, so why has no one put a bounty on this absolute wankers head?
I can’t wait until 2020 when you cunts get kicked out by a landslide.
Why would you allow your 7 year old daughter on the internet without supervision? It’s your fault if that happens.
One of the most pathetic responses I’ve seen about this. I supervised my children while using the internet, but what parent can sit or stand next to a child using the computer 100% of the time? When the results of a search engine show pictures of a pornographic nature, when a child searches for toy related sites, and a parent is on the other side of a room, how fast would you be able to move to close down the page before your child sees pictures of genitalia, or pornographic acts? If you are distracted by the doorbell, and gone from a room for a second or two? Helicoptering parents are not the answer, but filtering certain content will help those who do not want their child to feel like they are constantly being watched. That’s the best way to bring up insecure and dependent offspring for life.
Best you learn how to use the filters on your router then and not cry for nanny state to do it for you. How pathetic people are these days.