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Old 07-28-2011, 05:10 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I don't know how it works from a technical perspective, but I understand that the list of "banned" sites is provided by the police.

The practical effect is that if you attempt to access a blocked site, you get shown a page saying that access has been blocked in accordance with British law.
Actually you don't need to be police, anyone can suggest sites for them to censor. The Internet Watch Foundation is a charitable organisation supposedly outside of governmental control. A bit like our film censors, except nowhere near as transparent about what they censor.

The IWF are probably most famous outside the UK for banning Wikipedia a few years ago over a 1970s album cover by a heavy metal band.

With regards to the original topic, see also:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14293730
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