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Slightly tinfoil hat rant there. The UK government does not decide what you watch, what they have done is pressure ISPs to provide optional filtering (set up by the ISP), with the default set to on. I don't like this and argue against it. It doesn't help my case when bullshit like this gets thrown about.

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There is also Cleanfeed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleanfeed_(content_blocking_sys...

So yes, the government (through a semi-governmental charity) does decide what we cannot watch, even when you disable ISP filters.

I agree, but your wording is wrong. They provide default filtering, that you can optionally disable.

Still the wrong wording. ISPs can optionally provide filtering to their users, which is on by default and opt-out. Only the large ISPs have implemented the filtering, and only for new customers. Existing customers have no filtering.

Government rarely directly commands action. It's usually "pressure" in the form of mafia protection money.

"Maybe you implement this filter, maybe we don't break your fuckin' kneecaps."

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