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by Moggy » Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:17 pm

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by Lex-Man » Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:36 pm

Apparently the filter cost the government 2 million quid before they gave up on it. Also another Labour MP wants it reintroduced.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... as-dropped

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by Tomous » Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:25 pm

I wonder if that £2m could have been better spent educating adults about how to protect their children while they use the internet?

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by OrangeRKN » Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:34 pm

Tomous wrote:I wonder if that £2m could have been better spent educating adults about how to protect their children while they use the internet?


A resounding "yes, absolutely"

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by Oblomov Boblomov » Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:12 pm

OrangeRKN wrote:
Tomous wrote:I wonder if that £2m could have been better spent educating adults about how to protect their children while they use the internet?


A resounding "yes, absolutely"

Or it could have made one hell of a porno :datass:.

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by <]:^D » Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:46 pm

Sexit?

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by Choclet-Milk » Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:02 pm

<]:^D wrote:Sexit?

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by Vermilion » Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:24 pm

Chocolate-Milk wrote:Image


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:shock:

What the flying strawberry float? Where did you even find that? :lol: :lol: :lol:

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by That » Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:31 pm

You don't know Chuck Tingle? Sheltered.

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by Choclet-Milk » Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:13 pm

Vermilion wrote:Image

:shock:

What the flying strawberry float? Where did you even find that? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Mr Tingle is the world's premier author of erotic short stories! He'll churn out a few pages of smut on just about any subject and sell them as ebooks on Amazon for a couple of quid.

Such titles include:
'Pounded by President Bigfoot'
'Glazed by the Gay Living Donuts'
'Professor T-Rex Teaches Me Gayness'

And one of his more political pursuits:
'Domald Tromp Pounded in the Butt by the Handsome Russian T-Rex Who Also Peed on His Butt and then Blackmailed Him with the Videos of His Butt Getting Peed on'

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by Vermilion » Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:20 pm

Chocolate-Milk wrote:Mr Tingle is the world's premier author of erotic short stories! He'll churn out a few pages of smut on just about any subject and sell them as ebooks on Amazon for a couple of quid.

Such titles include:
'Pounded by President Bigfoot'
'Glazed by the Gay Living Donuts'
'Professor T-Rex Teaches Me Gayness'

And one of his more political pursuits:
'Domald Tromp Pounded in the Butt by the Handsome Russian T-Rex Who Also Peed on His Butt and then Blackmailed Him with the Videos of His Butt Getting Peed on'


The fact that you already know all this raises many questions.

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by Choclet-Milk » Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:29 pm

Vermilion wrote:The fact that you already know all this raises many questions.

I think those questions answer themselves.

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by That » Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:09 pm

:lol: I'm a pretty big fan of Tinglers but I actually hadn't heard of "Glazed by the Gay Living Donuts". Incredible.

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by Ironhide » Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:02 pm

Karl_ wrote::lol: I'm a pretty big fan of Tinglers but I actually hadn't heard of "Glazed by the Gay Living Donuts". Incredible.


I can't stop laughing at that title.

:lol:

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by Meep » Sat Oct 26, 2019 2:07 pm

I'm sure we haven't seen the last of this; it will find its way into some future bill in another form. It's just too politically convenient to exploit moral panic.

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by Knoyleo » Fri Jan 24, 2020 2:17 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51235675

'Porn block' companies seek £3m in damages

Four companies that were developing age verification schemes for pornography websites are seeking damages after the government scrapped the idea.

The plans would have forced adult websites to verify users' ages or face being blocked in the UK.

Culture Secretary Baroness Morgan scrapped the scheme in October 2019 amid a wave of privacy concerns.

AgeChecked, VeriMe, AVYourself and AVSecure are seeking over £3m in damages from the government.

They have lodged a judicial review with the High Court to review the lawfulness of the decision to axe the scheme.


More at the link...

Scheme continues to be a farce even after it's been cancelled.

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by OrangeRKN » Fri Jan 24, 2020 2:20 pm

Gotta really feel bad for those private companies willing to enable overreaching state censorship and surveillance in the pursuit of profit.

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by KK » Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:49 pm

They can stick it up their arse.

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by Moggy » Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:52 pm

KK wrote:They can stick it up their arse.


And we can all watch now the porn pass has been cancelled.

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PostRe: UK Government’s implementation of ‘porn pass' age verification scheme scrapped entirely
by gaminglegend » Fri Jan 24, 2020 8:51 pm

Knoyleo wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51235675

'Porn block' companies seek £3m in damages

Four companies that were developing age verification schemes for pornography websites are seeking damages after the government scrapped the idea.

The plans would have forced adult websites to verify users' ages or face being blocked in the UK.

Culture Secretary Baroness Morgan scrapped the scheme in October 2019 amid a wave of privacy concerns.

AgeChecked, VeriMe, AVYourself and AVSecure are seeking over £3m in damages from the government.

They have lodged a judicial review with the High Court to review the lawfulness of the decision to axe the scheme.


More at the link...

Scheme continues to be a farce even after it's been cancelled.


They saw an opportunity to cash in. And lost. Surely this can’t be an enforceable case?

I’m sure I’d read that some of the people to push for it were those who were actually going to profit from the software blocking it.

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