Website porn crackdown leads to row on censorship (Daily Mail)

24 Nov 2016 | Index in the Press

Pornography websites that show ‘non-conventional sexual acts’ could be blocked in a tough Government crackdown.

Internet service providers could be forced to block sites hosting content that would not be certified for commercial DVD sale by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). Read the full article

No super-kinky web smut please, we’re British (The Register)

24 Nov 2016 | Index in the Press

Film censors in the United Kingdom will be able to ban Brits from accessing websites that stream especially kinky X-rated videos, if a proposed change in the law gets up. Read the full article

UK ISPs may be forced to block porn sites that snub age checks, sex acts face ban (Ars Technica)

24 Nov 2016 | Index in the Press

Late on Wednesday, the government’s planned amendment to the Digital Economy Bill—which, if unopposed by parliament, will force ISPs to block porn sites that refuse to provide adequate age verification mechanisms—was published online. The tabled tweak to the draft legislation states that, where ISPs fail to act, they will be found guilty of an offence and hit with a fine. Read the full article

Backlash over UK bill to block ‘unconventional’ porn (The Week)

24 Nov 2016 | Index in the Press

New proposals to force internet service providers to block sites hosting sexually explicit content amount to draconian censorship, campaigners say. Read the full article