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Having faced a barrage of criticism after saying it would not follow the lead of British internet providers by blocking access to child pornography, Telia now appears to have changed its policy.

“As soon as we have a dependable method we’re prepared to put it in place,” the company’s Ingrid Bardh told Aftonbladet.

The telecommunications provider was initially not keen to take responsibility for which sites their users visit. In Britain, on the other hand, it is partly the provider’s responsibility to track such use and an enormous amount of mail is intercepted every day, according to Dagens Nyheter.

Source: The Local

Another bizarre development. Not only should ISP not censor or monitor traffic, the definition of child pornography is so vague and lame that it makes me laugh. If it only covered physical abuse per definition I would have no problem with it, but obviously nudity as such has also become “child pornography”. And “children” have been defined as individuals under the age of 18. I have ranted on about the hypocrisy of this in the past, and how bizarre it is to be allowed to engage in sexual intercourse but not appear nude or even in sexually provocative imagery.
Plus the fact that the media already supports and ideal that pushes sex on children. It’s very two-faced and as pointed out by many, the “child pornography” or pedophilia scare is a good example of fear mongering. Not so unlike terrorism in its structure. And like terrorism, it gives the mandate to change society in similar ways, to increase control and social, cultural and geographical influence. It’s quite nifty when you think about it.
Along the same line of thought, the idea of censorship is really groundbreaking in the field. Sure, spam filters have been in effect for some time, but this is a step up from that. And where does it end? Will political dissent be next? Or “terrorism”? When you just take the first step, the next is so much easier.