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In 2003, after the murder of " could now become illegal to possess. 'Extreme' porn proposals spark row The government has begun to crack down on sites depicting rape, strangulation, torture and necrophilia." UK police seek web porn crackdown ", BBC News, 5 February 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2006." Crackdown due on violent web porn ", BBC News, 15 August 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2006. In Scotland, 2004, a committee of Members Of The Scottish Parliament has backed a call to ban adult pornography as the Equal Opportunities Committee supported a petition claiming links between porn and sexual crimes and violence against women and children." MSPs back pornography ban calls ", BBC News, 2 November 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2006. A spokeswoman said "While we have no plans to legislate we will, of course, continue to monitor the situation." The new has identified as containing images of Child Pornography . However such a platform is capable of blocking access to any website added to the list (at least, to the extent that the implementation is effective), making it a simple matter to change this policy in future. The Home Office has previously indicated that it has considered requiring ISPs to block access to articles on the web deemed to be “glorifying terrorism”, within the meaning of the new Terrorism Act 2006 , saying "However, our legislation as drafted provides the flexibility to accommodate a change in Government policy should the need ever arise." The measures have been criticised for being inadequate as they only block accidental viewing and does not prevent content delivered through encrypted systems, file sharing, email and other systems." Restricting All but the Predators ", Dark Reading, 14 June 2006. URL accessed on 24 June 2006. Lawyers representing the British chemical firm Tate & Lyle PLC, manufacturer of the artificial sweetener Sucralose , have used UK libel laws to force the US-based health activist Joseph Mercola to block internet access, from the United Kingdom, to articles suggesting the health hazards of Sucralose on his web site. Users in the UK trying to access the Sucralose article"http://www.mercola.com/2000/dec/3/sucralose_dangers.htm The Secret Dangers of Splenda (Sucralose) an Artificial Sweetener, Dr. Joseph Mercola's newsletter "eHealthy News You Can Use" (December 3, 2000) Issue 182. Retrieved 15 Dec 2006. or any other page mentioning Sucralose on the Mercola web site get a message with the text: 'Attorneys acting on behalf of the manufacturers of sucralose, Tate & Lyle PLC based in London, England, have requested that the information contained on this page not be made available to Internet users in England.' though this can be bypassed by using a Proxy such as Torpark , or even by disabling javascript. It can also be accessed by entering the URL into Google and viewing Google's cached version. There have been concerns over the increasing amount of internet regulation and fears that the Internet may become more restricted in future, with critics drawing parallels with George Orwell's 1984." Doubts over web filtering plans ", BBC News, Bill Thompson, 11 June 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2006." The end of the internet? ", BBC News, 14 September 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2006. REFERENCES |
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