GarethWestern.com » censorship http://garethwestern.com *insert witty tagline here* Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:41:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 British ISPs Blocking Wikipedia Content http://garethwestern.com/archives/2008/12/08/british-isps-blocking-wikipedia-content/ http://garethwestern.com/archives/2008/12/08/british-isps-blocking-wikipedia-content/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:47:42 +0000 GaZ http://garethwestern.com/?p=217 From the BBC: Wikipedia child image censored

A decision by a number of UK internet providers to block a Wikipedia page showing an image of a naked girl has angered users of the popular site.

The wikipedia page in question, regarding the Scorpions album “Virgin Killer,” appears to be blocked by my ISP (Virgin Media)… all I get is a blank page, however I can access the page from work (can’t remember which ISP we use). But in the words of Kim Jong Il: Congwatulations… you have stopped nothing!

Update (10/12/2008): The IWF have now removed the wikipedia page from their list. Hooray for the Streisand effect!

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