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"blocking online sites" implies filter, does it not? Obviously they won't actually put filter in the text, that would be far too direct for a politician.

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There is a difference. A filter is a dumb blocking mechanism while blocking a specific site could involve research, warrants and so on.

It could involve "research, warrants and so on" but if the UK builds up a large enough intelligence capacity [1], Those warrants and research can be mass processed and then how is this different from a filter? It might not be dumb but it is still a filter.

[1] This might not be true, but I feel that Englands intelligence capacity per capita is far greater than any other country in the world.

That's not a sufficient reason for making up unsupported titles.

It could, but the title says they have done it, which they haven't.

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