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UK government will unblock websites after adult filter blunder

 

 

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UK government will unblock websites after adult filter blunder
1/31/2014 12:06:00 PM

UK Government to announce mandatory online adult content filters

Shortly after the UK government implemented a nationwide adult content filter, it transpired that it wasn't just naughty sites you couldn't access. Copyright blogs, relationship education sites and even women's crisis centers were all marked as being dangerous for family viewing. After much hand-wringing, the government has admitted the error, and is now working on a whitelist of sites that shouldn't be censored. At the same time, there are plans to develop an appeals system -- so that we can all go back to reading about James Earl Miles Jr. without fear.

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