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UK Government Wants "Unsavory" Web Content To Be Removed

Posted by samzenpus on from the won't-somebody-please-think-of-the-children? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The UK minister for immigration and security, James Brokenshire has called for the government to do more to deal with 'unsavoury', rather than illegal, material online. 'Terrorist propaganda online has a direct impact on the radicalisation of individuals and we work closely with the internet industry to remove terrorist material hosted in the UK or overseas,' Brokenshire told Wired.co.uk in a statement."

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  1. Fascists by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Enough said.

    1. Re:Fascists by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      In other news, most of Britain wants the UK Government to be removed and replaced by people who are not asshats. Unfortunately, it turns out that nobody who is not an asshat can be persuaded to want the job.

    2. Re:Fascists by causality · · Score: 5, Insightful

      In other news, most of Britain wants the UK Government to be removed and replaced by people who are not asshats. Unfortunately, it turns out that nobody who is not an asshat can be persuaded to want the job.

      In yet other news ... here's an idea! If you are concerned about propaganda causing your citizens to become "radicalized", why not take the most effective steps possible to prevent that? Create the most sane, free, reasonably run society in which civil rights are sacrosanct, all of the laws are sensible, and all of the laws are equally enforced.

      You'll find that far fewer of the citizens would ever want to do anything to oppose that. It's more effective than playing whack-a-mole with an ever-growing list of terrorists.

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      It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. - Einstein
  2. Rember that porn filter by lister+king+of+smeg · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Welcome to the slippery slope. First porn for the children, then illegal torrents, now what ever they feel like banning enjoy your fascism, And remember big brother GCHQ is watching.

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  3. headline != article by tomhath · · Score: 5, Insightful

    UK Government Wants "Unsavory" Web Content To Be Removed

    The UK minister for immigration and security, James Brokenshire has called for the government to do more...

    One bureaucrat suggesting the government should do more to flag YouTube videos is not the same as the UK Government wanting to actually do it.