But it also blocks access to this lot,
The written answer (by Siôn Simon, minister for Creative Industries at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport) was published by Hansard on 12 January 2010. It reads:
"My Department uses SmartFilter to block access to web sites which are deemed unsuitable. The following categories of sites areIf nudity and provactive attire are blocked, does that mean that the Sun is barred? If so what is Rupert going to do about it?
blocked.
Anonymizers
Criminal Activities
Game/Cartoon ViolenceDrugs
Extreme Hate/Discrimination
Illegal Software
Malicious Sites
Nudity
Provocative Attire
Phishing
P2P/File
Sharing
Spam URLs
Pornography
Spyware/Adware
Tobacco
Gruesome
ContentViolence
Two sites blocked that do not fall into these categories
are:
http://www.filthyjokes.freeserve.co.uk/
internationallottobv.net
My Department blocks certain sites based on central guidance about potential threats, as is standard practice on security matters we do not publish this list."
2 comments:
Do you think we should tell them that 'Filthy Jokes' has moved to a new URL?
Nah, maybe something they can enjoy. Would you dare block Jo Brand?
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