The ISP industry should stay out of matters like this or it will be to their own disadvantage in the long run. If they set a precedent of just forwarding the content and not actively deciding what users can get, they will be less liable when somebody does access something. When somebody gets child porn on their network, they can just say "We just provide a gateway to view content. Our industry has never played a role in deciding what gets viewed." It's a slippery slope and this precedent seems dangerous for ISPs.
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The ISP industry should stay out of matters like this or it will be to their own disadvantage in the long run. If they set a precedent of just forwarding the content and not actively deciding what users can get, they will be less liable when somebody does access something. When somebody gets child porn on their network, they can just say "We just provide a gateway to view content. Our industry has never played a role in deciding what gets viewed." It's a slippery slope and this precedent seems dangerous for ISPs.