the article said:

Access to pornographic images via peer-to-peer networks, sites like reddit and Imgur, and also to pornographic content created by young people themselves is unlikely to be affected by this initiative.

Cool. So they are hampering access to legitimate businness (pr0n is a legitimate businness) while still allowing the major pedo-pornography (and free porn) channels to work?

Congrats to them.

I also like statement like this

the analogy I've used with these companies is, 'you've got yourself into a situation, by default, where you are peddling [pornography] to kids in a way that you never intended.'"

Ooh now let's outlaw cars because they can be used to commit any kind of evil crimes on children.

I have to go with the last three posts. Porn IS a legitimate business, even if not for everyone. I personally find the more "out there" gun/weapons sites to be "pornographic". Does that mean they will be blocked too? "Pornography", like most everything else, is a matter of taste and opinion. MY tastes and opinions are MINE and I expect nobody else to adhere to them.

Kudos for the reference to Opera browser (which is my browser of choice for years now)

Meh, whenever they pull the "think of the children" card it's when they are doing stuff for other reasons. I assume that once they get the system in place they will start adding more and more sites (they actually care more of) to the blacklists.

While we are talking of weapons... admittedly none seems to care about the abundance of info about DIY your own explosives and incendiaries. I guess blowing up and burning down stuff and people is better than seeing a bunch of naked females/males.
Make love not war!

bobafetthotmail said:

Meh, whenever they pull the "think of the children" card it's when they are doing stuff for other reasons. I assume that once they get the system in place they will start adding more and more sites (they actually care more of) to the blacklists.

While we are talking of weapons... admittedly none seems to care about the abundance of info about DIY your own explosives and incendiaries. I guess blowing up and burning down stuff and people is better than seeing a bunch of naked females/males.
Make love not war!

Exactly! Its the old "camels nose under the tent flap" scam, pretty soon EVERYTHING will be either white-listed or black-listed and guess who will decide which category sites will belong in? Sure won't be "us". And I would much rather look at a well rounded bottom than a well rounded weapons magazine anyday!

We've been fighting exactly the same kind of rubbish legislation here in OZ.

And, for the time being, it looks like we're winning...


Wenda.

*Sigh* Sexualization of children. If they were truly concerned then it would be a multi-faceted approach covering ALL forms of media. Don't see that happening.

Wenda said:

We've been fighting exactly the same kind of rubbish legislation here in OZ.

And, for the time being, it looks like we're winning...


Wenda.

Ta ta Conroy

smarteyeball said:

*Sigh* Sexualization of children. If they were truly concerned then it would be a multi-faceted approach covering ALL forms of media. Don't see that happening.

Wenda said:

We've been fighting exactly the same kind of rubbish legislation here in OZ.

And, for the time being, it looks like we're winning...


Wenda.

Ta ta Conroy

Egg-zackerly!


Wenda.