AJI Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 http://www.prisonplanet.com/uk-house-of-lords-follow-china-and-australia-propose-internet-censorship-bill.html In effect I think it means that the government in power at the time can control what websites are allowed to be viewed in the UK. Including peer-to-peer and anything that is not pro-government I expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave17 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I can't see this getting passed in to law to be honest, at least not without serious revisions which will take years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 The internet is FULL of information. Information = knowlege, knowlege = power. We know this, they know this! The Government control the media, they tell us what they want us to know, anything else is hidden away. The Goverments are all scared that their dirty little tricks are becoming more public knowledge, and the only way they can keep the wool pulled over our eyes is to make information illegal! This Is NOT communist China! Not yet anyway! Although it's getting close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 The internet is FULL of information. Information = knowlege, knowlege = power. We know this, they know this! The Government control the media, they tell us what they want us to know, anything else is hidden away. The Goverments are all scared that their dirty little tricks are becoming more public knowledge, and the only way they can keep the wool pulled over our eyes is to make information illegal! This Is NOT communist China! Not yet anyway! Although it's getting close! No but it's bloody close!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 The internet is FULL of information. Information = knowlege, knowlege = power. We know this, they know this! The Government control the media, they tell us what they want us to know, anything else is hidden away. The Goverments are all scared that their dirty little tricks are becoming more public knowledge, and the only way they can keep the wool pulled over our eyes is to make information illegal! This Is NOT communist China! Not yet anyway! Although it's getting close! Like the MP's expenses. There will be a lot more too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 man in hat, explosives, parliment . if only he didnt fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 man in hat, explosives, parliment . if only he didnt fail For every PM you kill, two take it's place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 For every PM you kill, two take it's place! yor rite its a no win ( puts down trigger and reels of cable ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Eets thee theen end of ze wodge as the postmen used to say in occupied France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Interesting reading some of the comments on there The British have nothing left to offer the world at all anymore, but decay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 You have to bear in mind that Prisonplanet is run by Alex Jones, who is madder than Mad Maddie McMad. He could give David Icke a run for his money. Jones still thinks 9-11 was an inside job - and so on. Everything Alex Jones says is wrong by definition. If he walked outside and announced that the sun was shining, and indeed it was, he would still somehow be wrong. The fact that Alex Jones says I need to worry about this bill means that I can sleep easily in my bed about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Alex Jones, didnt he sing the SnowMan or was that Aled Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Jones still thinks 9-11 was an inside job - and so on. Like no one knows it wasn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Alex Jones, didnt he sing the SnowMan or was that Aled Jones It's the same person and they're both mad. Can I be the first to say that Aled/Alex Jones didn't sing the film version? Like no one knows it wasn't! Sorry, too many negatives for me to understand that. But seeing as you are a sensible person, of sound mind, I can only assume you are agreeing with me that Alex Jones is a looney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yes Alex Jones is a bit of a loon. But anyways, hopefully this bill will not get passed all the same. I am aware that the UK is already filtering certain websites. I went to a mates house warming party a few years back and his work colleague who was from Canada was telling me of numerous websites that he visited that he could not get when in the UK. Basically he used to work for a magazine about current affairs and noticed that many politically swayed sites telling a few home truths about the UK government was simply not available. Some about the goings on in Iraq and Afgan were also simply not available etc. Its not a good situation for the UK if this does come into force, irrespective of what is mentioned on the link above. Freedom of speech is something that we should be proud of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I am aware that the UK is already filtering certain websites. Name one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Name one? I will have to get back to you on that. The guy in question is currently back with his folks in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 Been meaning to follow up on this but have not been able to contact the guy in question. (yeah I know, convienient.....but when I am able to get the website details he mentioned I will surely give examples). But just as a taster of how the UK is already classed as a censorship state on the internet : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship And from 2004 onwards there has been BT's 'Cleenfeed' filter: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3797563.stm (designed for the blocking of certain illegal porn sites, and extended to other ISPs and sites, UK web filtering is already in process). A little more on the government enforced 'Cleenfeed' filter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleanfeed_(content_blocking_system) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Britain = communist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purity14 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Certain ISPs in this country prohibit traffic to Certain sites. This is a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 From glancing at the Wiki pages it sems to be a system that is designed to prevent the circulation of illegal pr0n on the web, but on here we are beefing about it being potentially misused to stop everyone downloading pirate DVD images - oh, and Government censorship. In Austria it's illegal to display a swastika - can't imagine why they'd be so touchy about that. Does that mean they are clamping down on politcal freedom of speech and expression? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I'm bettingthis act slips through and causes all sorts of hassle. It didn't take long for RIP to be abused after all the reassurances that it wouldn't be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 Just to add to the content of this old thread... http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article7103435.ece 'We' rank 1st in Europe for internet censorship and possibly 3rd in the entire world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Was it clause 43 that got stopped by photography protesters recently? People power does work sometimes even on things that the gov say they won't change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Oh - and the Digital Economy Act DID get passed. It was rushed through with little to no attention in the middle of March, and got its royal approval a couple of weeks ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Economy_Act_2010 As usual, I suspect the Act has good intentions at heart - one of the main goals was to try and reduce/prevent piracy of copyrighted materials, I believe. However - as usual - the actual wording of the Act and limited understanding of the technology involved means the law is horribly worded and open to interpretation which can be construed as dangerously intrusive and prohibitive. Worth having a look - it can make for a very scary read (if you're so inclined to interpret it that way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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