British Telecom Blocking Porn by Default for New Customers

[Darkk]

You think the net filtering of porn is bad China have it worse!!

 

[EdgeT]

How cute. Especially since pretty much every kid knows how to circumvent filtering.
But HOW exactly are they going to filter ALL porn? There are more porn site than anything else, so what would even be the point of trying?

 

[chicofehr]

I wonder how the women will respond when they hear their man calling to get porn turned back on. I'm waiting for some you tube videos now.

 

[Shaun o]

Dear Mr Cameron,

Please don`t use this porn thing as a vote puller come election time.
Saying look what we have done for you.

I suggest that you turn on the content filter to high with your BT broadband connection.
Then do a quick Google on what a Dns server is, and does.

And how you can obtain or change your current one to another that is not managed by BT.

And while your about it look up an online proxy server.

Proxy servers allow you to view websites with more freedom and privacy. Because you aren't technically connecting to the websites you're viewing, using a proxy server allows you to view sites that have been blocked by your job or government.

So for the love of god, just like every other time, don`t be fooled into thinking they have actually done something for you.

More than likely it will be used as a vote puller come election time as one of there great polices, paraded around as a great successes.
And shoved in your face by them.
it`s a Trojan horse as a vote puller.

And like most things actually does fudge all.

As parents of teens concerned, they could of informed them years ago with quality information on what Dns servers are and do, and proxy servers.
Clearly Mr Cameron does not have a clue either, so obviously you don`t.
Well you do now. So rather than taking it from him do some research.


That means if they had, You could of done all the things along time ago they will take credit for.

Like I said as a vote puller, So they are treating you as a Schmuck.
For there own ends and means.

In case any parent did not know most decent quality modem routers provided by an ISP Should have web page filtering

And content search filtering built in. Did you know that ?

Hardware based at your end, yes the option was most likely there for you to use.

Were you informed about it via your ISP ?.

I suggest you have a look if your modem router does support this feature.

What would you say if the ISP said yes it does.

Your first question would be why didn`t you tell me or inform me of this ?
Some people seem to think the recent news is a good idea, thing is it`s not new.
It`s the fact you never knew how you could stop your little darlings seeing content you never wished them to or accessing website you did not want them to.

And were never told how.

The State does not need to use the policy it has supposedly provided because it was there in the first place.
Long before Mr Cameron barked about it parents.

You know how Mp`s and government hide things sweep them under the carpet to make them self look good.

It`s usually through a lack of information. Or a lack of your knowledge of it.

Apparently this time they have no Knowledge of it? Read the line above again. 😉

But the average 14 year old does by using Google.

What is it then, Well a false sense of security.
But a Good thing to use as a vote puller no doubt come election time.
Educate yourself Parents ect.

You will be shocked to find out this thing with BT and the government can be by passed by your teen in about all of five minuets flat. All through simply Google.

Still feel safe or its a good idea and policy by the government.
Hang on it does not actually work, does it ?
The curtain has been lifted, the smoke screen gone.
This is for another purpose.

And before any parent pipes up, just remember if your reading this you have been told a heck of a lot more information than the government has provided.

To protect your children from content you wish not to subject them to through the internet. be it web page blocking and key word search blocking.
You most likely had the ability to self govern it long before Mr Cameron, and his new policy.

So it`s empty isn`t it. If you also apply it can be navigated around.
By simple means of a Google search that no doubt isn`t blocked by the filter to start with, to navigate around the filter. Oh darn there`s the flaw straight away !

Well go fish.
But anyone who reads this and understands this, will get the madness.

 

[bernardv]

What about violence, isn't that more than just a bit worse than porn? I don't see them blocking on-line games like COD and 60% of Hollywood movies?

 

[UVB076]

Video game violence and rape porn do not cause violence, rape, or really violent rape.

 

[bemused_fred]

I'm British and I think this will only make matters worse for children. The moderately intelligent kids will break through any ISP barrier with a proxy/TOR in about 30 minutes or so, and once using the darknet, they run the risk of being exposed to the really nasty stuff. And for the not-so-smart ones, they'll just go back to 20 years ago where they bought porn from newspapers, had it mailed to their phone via magazine adverts, or just stole dad's stash.

David Cameron and his moralising, self-righteous "think-of-the-children" whiners are delusional if they think there is any force on earth powerful enough to stop teenagers watching porn. At best, all they can do is make it slightly more difficult for them.

 

[bemused_fred]

I for one applaud this!

It's great to see ISP's take this step to protect our children from all this unsavoury business on the web. I will be looking into switching myself, even if costs more money.

But, I am afraid they will not go far enough. You see, I don't want my kids exposed to anything Jewish or Middle Eastern in general. And no black people!!!! If a page contains a picture of a black person I want them shown a picture of Mickey Mouse!

I'll try to sign up and have them put in these filters for me so my kids won't have to see all these people of different colour.

Oh, I see. That's satire. You got me there. 😛

 

[dalethepcman]

@dwalshy -

Yes, sex slaves are real. Yes human being are sold as slaves. Pornography is not however "intrinsically linked" to human trafficking and sex slaves any more than college is linked to smoking pot or pop music linked to taking ecstasy.

Just because conflict diamond's exist doesn't mean someone died for the pretty diamond ring in the corner store.

Although I think it would be great if this were more widely known, your approach saying they are intrinsically linked is wrong and does nothing but hurt the cause of getting this knowledge out there.

There are many legitimate businesses based in and around pornography (Playboy, Vivid and Doc Johnson to name a few). There are illegitimate ones as well, but this is the same with every business.

P.S. Open DNS is great, but 8.8.8.8 is way faster and easier to remember 😀

 

[ubercake]

First, I think this is a good idea. Keep it blocked unless people specify they want it. What harm is there in that? This way you have a choice. And your kids won't see a crusty crab on a bearded clam when they do a search on SpongeBob.

I really find it hard to believe can entirely restrict this, though. I doubt they have the capability to limit everything like that. That stuff slips through many filters.

On the other hand, I would be concerned about the false positives, though. This could get quite annoying and actual limit the usefulness of the connection.

And if you want your porn, just set up the parental controls appropriately and there you have it!

If you're too afraid to call the British Telecom to tell them you want your porn, then you're just plain not man enough for porn and should retire your spanking hand altogether!

 

[ubercake]

"...can be switched off during certain periods."

But no option to just have no content filtering at all? Or am I misunderstanding this?

Doesn't the '... can be switched off during certain periods.' part cover it?

 

[batuchka]

William Wallace is seven feet tall and if he were still alive today he would watch porn in his kilt with a smile on his face and say "some men are longer than others!"

 

[Estix]

"...can be switched off during certain periods."

But no option to just have no content filtering at all? Or am I misunderstanding this?

Doesn't the '... can be switched off during certain periods.' part cover it?

It seems to imply that, since it can be switched off "during certain periods", that it cannot be switched off during other periods. That is what I'm getting at; that it implies there are only some times when it can be turned off. This would be quite inconvenient for, say, someone who works nights, or keeps any non-conventional schedule.