Thread: MPs urge internet providers to police material on the web

Even though the Terrorism Act gives law enforcement agencies the power to order the removal of unlawful material on the net, MPs have called on internet providers and hosts to start policing the material themselves as the internet is: "one of the most significant vehicles for promoting violent radicalism – more so than prisons, universities or places of worship"

MPs urge internet providers to help fight online extremism :: PoliticalHook

Originally Posted by owen25

Even though the Terrorism Act gives law enforcement agencies the power to order the removal of unlawful material on the net, MPs have called on internet providers and hosts to start policing the material themselves as the internet is: "one of the most significant vehicles for promoting violent radicalism – more so than prisons, universities or places of worship"

MPs urge internet providers to help fight online extremism :: PoliticalHook

I simply do not understand why countries like China and Iran can stop their citizens viewing certain sites yet the British authorities seem absolutely helpless when it comes to closing down or blocking paedo and terrorist sites.
As far as your link goes " .... prisoners who have been convicted of terrorist offences or who are otherwise considered to be at risk of violent radicalisation." should read "terrorists or likely to become terrorists " and the question arises as to why these people are freed at all.

Even if they are freed they should be immediately deported back to their countries of origin.

Abu Hamza will be freed this year. Within a month he will be back preaching hatred on our streets while the authorities wring their hands and bleat about his "human rights " and lawyers start planning how to spend the millions of taxpayers money they will get if he is charged with anything.

Originally Posted by Francis Overdere

I simply do not understand why countries like China and Iran can stop their citizens viewing certain sites yet the British authorities seem absolutely helpless when it comes to closing down or blocking paedo and terrorist sites.

Actually, they can't, their citizens just tunnel around the great firewall, much like you can get around Hadrians firewall ( aka cleanfeed, run by the Internet Watch Fascists) if you want to look at pictures of children getting raped. Policing the web is effectively impossible, besides being ethically repellent. The internet treats censorship as damage and routes around it.

Can't help but think it might help all of us to not want to stab each other if we stopped exporting jobs and importing workers.

[QUOTE=Lolkitten;1321757]Actually, they can't, their citizens just tunnel around the great firewall, much like you can get around Hadrians firewall ( aka cleanfeed, run by the Internet Watch Fascists) if you want to look at pictures of children getting raped. Policing the web is effectively impossible, besides being ethically repellent. The internet treats censorship as damage and routes around it.
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I agree. Censorship is a blunt weapon. It's a bit like saying, 'You're not allowed to sit in the park because you might be a paedo'. It's unlikely to protect children as the paedos will go elsewhere but it impoverishes everyone.

Originally Posted by owen25

Even though the Terrorism Act gives law enforcement agencies the power to order the removal of unlawful material on the net, MPs have called on internet providers and hosts to start policing the material themselves as the internet is: "one of the most significant vehicles for promoting violent radicalism – more so than prisons, universities or places of worship"

MPs urge internet providers to help fight online extremism :: PoliticalHook

I think they can stop it, but they don't want to. They want all encompassing new legislation that is draconian. The real reason is that they don't like the freedom of the internet and want powers to stop websites that don't give out the right message, especially political blogs.

You only have to look back at the terrorism legislation (RIPA). It was virtually never ever used for terrorists, something 99% of use was non terrorism, such as councils spy on the public or police removing cameras from people who were quite legitimately using them.

Originally Posted by Road_Hog

I think they can stop it, but they don't want to. They want all encompassing new legislation that is draconian. The real reason is that they don't like the freedom of the internet and want powers to stop websites that don't give out the right message, especially political blogs.

You only have to look back at the terrorism legislation (RIPA). It was virtually never ever used for terrorists, something 99% of use was non terrorism, such as councils spy on the public or police removing cameras from people who were quite legitimately using them.

Very true - function creep as various bodies push to see how far laws will stretch.

I'd rep your post but can't.