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Re:The UK "Porn" Filter Blocks Kids' Access To Tech, Civil L... by ctz on Sunday December 29, 2013 @06:23AM (#6979245)
> I believe legislation will be in effect countrywide in early 2014

Source.

My understanding is that the current filters are part of a voluntary agreement with the big-4 ISPs. There was no legislation passed. And even if they started now, there would be very little chance of such legislation being passed such that it would be effective in this parliament, let alone 'early 2014'.

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Re:The UK "Porn" Filter Blocks Kids' Access To Tech, Civil L... by gts on Sunday December 29, 2013 @06:40AM (#6979282)
My impression was that it is set for early 2014, I did some searching online and the closest I could find on a date online is http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2372833/Internet-por... which generally sets this to happen in 2014 based on the PM's pledge/plan and not legislation.
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Re:The UK "Porn" Filter Blocks Kids' Access To Tech, Civil L... by gjm11 on Sunday December 29, 2013 @09:03AM (#6979536)
If the Daily Mail ran a story saying that the sky is blue, I'd go to the window and check it hadn't changed.
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Re:The UK "Porn" Filter Blocks Kids' Access To Tech, Civil L... by hahainternet on Sunday December 29, 2013 @08:39AM (#6979488)
The legislation that would back this has received only a single reading so far. Still in the Lords.
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