A (Virtual) Blockade of Parliament

Two years ago I was severely annoyed at Labour’s Andy Burnham for his plans to censor the net. Today, I am equally annoyed at the Conservative’s Ed Vaizey for a similarly corruptible scheme. I don’t have the money to lobby bribe donate to the Conservative party. I’m too scared of the police attempting to kill [...]

 

I want to ignore the debate about whether it’s right or wrong to “censor” books based on the sexuality of their subject matter. It doesn’t matter, at this stage, whether Amzon’s deranking of LGBTQI works was a glitch, policy or the work of trolls. What matters is the action taken by the “online community” and [...]

 
Don't blame Andy Burnham for wanting to censor the web.

The UK Culture Secretary, Mr Andy Burnham, has recently suggested that we censor rate websites. With the predictable backlash.But don’t blame Andy! It’s not his fault. Allow me to explain… Here’s some pornography for you…Phwoar! Look at the tits on that! Here’s some child porn.Sickening. How could Leonardo Da Vinci bear to paint such monstrosities? [...]

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