UK Internet Censorship Index: BBFC, Age Verifcation, Privacy Concerns

		UK Internet Censorship Index BBFC, Age Verifcation, Privacy Concerns

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News Sunday 24th March...

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No they're not thinking of the children
The Guardian suggests that the start of internet porn censorship will be timed to help heal the government's reputational wounds after the Brexit debacle

News Thursday 21st March...

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Offsite Article

Offsite Article: Britain's Pornographer and Puritan Coalition
Backlash speculates that the UK's upcoming porn censorship will play into the hands of foreign tube site monopolies

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At least someone's enjoying the censorship

UK Internet Porn Censorship

The Digital Economy Bill has passed through Parliament and will lead to the mass blocking of internet porn to all UK residents. This includes the free tube sites and is not restricted to UK based websites.

See Details of the UK internet porn censorship regime in the Digital Economy Act

The BBFC has now been given a new role as the UK internet porn censor.

The implementation of age verification is roughly scheduled as follows:

26th March 23rd April. BBFC public consultations on its vaguely outlined guidelines
October 2018. Publication of final BBFC guidelines
November 2018. Parliament to consider and approve the BBFC final guidelines
3 months for the implementation of the technological solutions.
Easter 2019. Commencement of the BBFC censorship and age verification law

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BBFC consultation responses

Authoritative response from leading campaigners Pandora Blake and obscenity Lawyer Myles Jackman [pdf]. From pandorablake.com

A response from a porn site that makes many good points about the legality of the scheme when tested against human rights legislation [pdf]. From uk.arvod.com

Response from Hwyel Phillips of foot fetish porn site Silk Soles [pdf]. From silksoles.com

Backlash response to the BBFC age verification consultation. From backlash.org.uk

Open Rights Group Consultation Response[pdf]. From openrightsgroup.org

Response from Alex Muffet, an authority on internet security. From medium.com

When have internet companies ever followed 'best practice'? Consultation response from melonfarmers.co.uk

Privacy concerns

The Open Rights Group: The government is acting negligently on privacy and porn AV...

News Wednesday 20th March...

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Offsite Article

Offsite Article: Why an internet regulator is a bad idea
We should be stripping away curbs on speech -- not adding more. By Andrew Tettenborn

News Monday 18th March...

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Mental health issues
Parliamentary group calls for Ofcom to become the UK internet censor

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Offsite Article

Offsite Article: Don't be a verified idiot...get a VPN!
The Daily Mail highlights the dangers of identity checks for porn viewers and notes that the start date will be announced in April but could well be several months before is fully implemented

News Saturday 16th March...

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Offsite Article

Offsite Article: Don't be a verified idiot
Get a VPN. The Guardian outlines some of the dangers of getting age verified for porn

News Thursday 14th March...

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Offsite Article

Offsite Article: A review of age verification methods
This is how age verification will work under the UK's porn censorship law

News Wednesday 13th March...

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Offsite Article

Offsite Article: What could possibly go wrong?
UK porn censorship risks creating sex tape black market on Twitter, WhatsApp and even USB sticks

News Sunday 10th March...

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Censoring in a digital world
Lords committee supports the creation of a UK internet censor

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Offsite Article

Offsite Article: Best VPNs to avoid the UK's Porn Age Verification
At least somebody will do well out of porn censorship

News Friday 8th March...

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Offsite Article

Offsite Article: Age old censorship
The Daily Mail reports on vague details about a proposal from the Information Commissioner to require age verification for any website that hoovers up personal details

News Wednesday 6th March...

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Maybe realisation that endangering parents is not a good way to protect children
Sky News confirms that porn age verification will not be starting from April 2019 and notes that a start date has yet to be set

News Monday 4th March...

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AgeID scarily will require an email address and ID to view PornHub
There's also a rather unconvincing option to use an app, but that seems to ID your device instead

News Friday 1st March...

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Six shooters
Internet giants respond to impending government internet censorship laws with sex principles that should be followed

News Thursday 28th February...

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The BBFC didn't turn up
Open Rights Group met to discuss the BBFC's age verification scheme with its voluntary privacy protection

News Wednesday 27th February...

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Akin to the actions of a totalitarian state.
Chelsea Russell's ridiculous conviction for quoting rap lyrics quashed on appeal

News Saturday 23rd February...

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Putting Zuckerberg behind bars
The Telegraph reports on the latest government thoughts about setting up a social media censor