The Weekly Gripe

Censorship of the Internet in the UK by many ISP's

UK Internet censorship by most ISP's

Are we going to end up like China?

Most people probably don't know or even worse don't care about freedom of speech or civil liberties, but I think it is of the utmost importance.



Yes, you read that correctly. UK Internet censorship, surely that can't be right - after all that kind of thing only happens in places like China and Iran does it not? Well you'd be wrong, because it's happening right now!

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24-6-2009That was weird! Have been trying for ages to put a comment on the gripe about overfishing of dolphins and whales. I thought some sort of stop had been put on the gripe, but in the last couple of days other comments have appeared so that isn't the problem. So I tried again but got the message abo...moregrumpyoldwoman
10-12-2008Well actually.. "The online watchdog, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), has withdrawn its objection to a Wikipedia page. The IWF now says that given the age and availability of the image, it was no longer on its list of proscribed sites." So you're probably seeing the result ...moreMe
10-12-2008My ISP is Demon Home. The Wikipedia page linked in the article loaded for me, as normal, no problem. I am reminded of the popular phrase, "The Internet interprets censorship as damage, and routes around it."Phil
08-12-2008Tony didn't you know, the government employ hundreds of thousands of people to surf the Internet all day looking for unsuitable images. They're called civil servants LOLJon
08-12-2008Welcome to the Peoples Democratic Republic of Britain. So, now there are only 489,999 websites where you can find this picture. Better not let the IWF know. I'm glad there is an organisation out there to make my decisions for me because as a mature intelligent British adult, I am unable to think...moreTony



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