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Originally Posted by Arrghus
But that mechanism is routinely bypassed, ergo, it is not working.
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Isn't that like saying that because houses still get broken into, door locks aren't working? Sure it can be bypassed by the determined criminal. This measure will, however, stop the "average joe" from accessing the site, and that's the purpose.
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It's unfair that the onus is on the ISP to police the internet. If people choose to abuse the use of a service and utilise it for criminal purposes, is it really the fault of the ISP?
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Nobody's saying that it's the ISP's fault that criminal sites exist on the Internet. But all major UK ISP's already use a system which blocks certain sites - mainly child pornography sites. Blocking this site is simply a matter of adding its name to a list. The work involved for the ISP is minimal.