Reply #29: British government considers blocking internet porn from homes

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Source: Telegraph UK

Ed Vaizey, the communications minister, has called a meeting with the country’s biggest broadband providers, including BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk, to explore changing how pornography gets into homes.

Instead of using parents having to choose to stop access to explicit websites, through parental controls, a block will be placed at source, meaning adults will have to specifically opt-in to receive the images.

The move is designed to prevent children from being exposed to sex at an early age and follows warnings about the hidden impact of pornography.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8212646/Internet-pornography-curb-by-the-Government.html