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22 July 2013

10 questions about Cameron’s ‘war on porn’

Including, who decides what counts as 'pornography', what happens when people 'opt-in' and what about page 3?

By Paul Bernal

There’s been a bit of a media onslaught from David Cameron about his ‘war on porn’ over the weekend. Some of the messages given out have been very welcome – but some are contradictory and others make very little sense when examined closely. The latest pronouncement, as presented to/by the BBC, says “Online pornography to be blocked automatically, PM announces“.

The overall thrust seem to be that, as Cameron is going to put in a speech: “Every household in the UK is to have pornography blocked by their internet provider unless they choose to receive it.”

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