Internet ban on 'child porn' album sleeve

The Guardian | Dec. 9, 2008 (News Report)

Britain's rules on internet censorship have come under scrutiny following a decision to block pages on Wikipedia after a page on the site showing the image of a naked young girl on an album cover from 1976 was declared "potentially illegal".

The online encyclopedia was placed on a blacklist by British internet providers over the weekend, because of the Wikipedia page discussing the album Virgin Killer by German rock group the Scorpions. ... Full Story »

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Tshiung Han See
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 by Tshiung Han See - Dec. 12, 2008

You get a little context on the IWF, an organisation I'm unfamiliar with. I would have liked a broader scope on internet censorship in Britain. Judging by the way it's written, I'd say the article is merely get the issue out.

The system run by the IWF, which is a self-regulated organisation, is used by most of Britain’s ISPs to screen out illegal content. The group focuses on censoring images of child abuse, and keeps a blacklist of all websites it deems to be illegal.

Not strictly true—it is the ISPs that censor the images of child abuse, all IWF does is furnish a list of where the “potentially illegal content” resides. The writer should have worked harder to distinguish between illegal and “potentially illegal”, since the role of the IWF is more akin to a citizen watchdog group than the police.

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