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In light of the government being about to announce internet censorship for us all here in the UK I thought I'd post this old original fic. (It's okay you can opt out, but if you do you basically have to tell your ISP that you want to watch adult content. Despite the fact that the filter, if they use something like Hubris actually blocks, anything with adult content, as well as all internet based email (Gmail, Hotmail etc) online gaming (World of Warcraft etc) and instant messaging (Aim, Google's chat thing). It might block Facebook and things like online banking websites as well - although I've not found anything definite about these two.
Even if they don't you'll be restricted to what you can see. There are already a lot of LJ pages I can't see if I access the site from Starbucks/other free highstreet wifi. Anything with might contain adult content/does contain adult content is blocked. This is part of their 'family safe' filter. It also stops you reading anything other than g or pg rated fic on AO3 and fanfic.net It also stops you watching post watershed programming on things like BBC Iplayer. It's also occasionally blocked news articles and accessing links in petitions from things like All Out which supports LGBT rights.
Presumably this is the level of control that will be rolled out across the UK. I will be asking for it to be switched off. Yes I have a child, but when he is old enough to go on the computer on his own I will create him a separate login which has filters. I do not need the government playing Big Brother for me.
New article is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23401076
Liberty Lost.
Original fic.
Rating. G
Word count 1650.
This story has been kicking about in one form or another since July 2005, and is finally as complete as it's going to get.
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( Nobody set out to lose us our democratic rights and freedoms that had been so hard won over the centuries. It was not the megalomaniac scheme of some power crazed invader or dictator. It did not happen overnight. )
Even if they don't you'll be restricted to what you can see. There are already a lot of LJ pages I can't see if I access the site from Starbucks/other free highstreet wifi. Anything with might contain adult content/does contain adult content is blocked. This is part of their 'family safe' filter. It also stops you reading anything other than g or pg rated fic on AO3 and fanfic.net It also stops you watching post watershed programming on things like BBC Iplayer. It's also occasionally blocked news articles and accessing links in petitions from things like All Out which supports LGBT rights.
Presumably this is the level of control that will be rolled out across the UK. I will be asking for it to be switched off. Yes I have a child, but when he is old enough to go on the computer on his own I will create him a separate login which has filters. I do not need the government playing Big Brother for me.
New article is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23401076
Liberty Lost.
Original fic.
Rating. G
Word count 1650.
This story has been kicking about in one form or another since July 2005, and is finally as complete as it's going to get.
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( Nobody set out to lose us our democratic rights and freedoms that had been so hard won over the centuries. It was not the megalomaniac scheme of some power crazed invader or dictator. It did not happen overnight. )