UK to turn off Internet porn by end of 2014
- Last Updated: 10:57 AM, July 22, 2013
- Posted: 10:50 AM, July 22, 2013
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By the end of 2014, online porn will be turned off for all users in the UK unless they opt in to seeing it.
Online porn is going to be shut down in the United Kingdom after Prime Minister David Cameron launched a war on Internet filth.
By the end of 2014, all 19 million households in the UK will be forced to opt into viewing smut because online porn will be automatically blocked.
Under Cameron's plan, Internet service providers will have to introduce "default on" child filters that will force families to "opt in" to seeing sexually graphic material on their computers, cellphones or tablets.
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron.
In an emotional speech where Cameron warned that online porn is "corroding childhood," the PM said, "We are taking action to help clean up the Internet. One click to protect your home and keep your children safe."
Although specific details of the "opt in" are fuzzy, Cameron's description of the firewall's implementation suggested that it would act similarly to pre-existing disclaimer pages common to pornography sites in the US.
Under Cameron's plan, when users sign up for a new broadband account — or switch Internet service providers — they'd automatically opt into the porn-banning family filters during the installation process and would have to turn the filters off if they wanted access.
"When someone sets up a new broadband account the settings to install family-friendly filters will be automatically selected," Cameron said.
"If you just click 'next' or 'enter', then the filters are automatically on.
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