Comments on: PM Cameron Plans Great Firewall Of Great Britain

By: DPS David

DPS David — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:56:11 +0000

I would hope that there would be enough pressure to stop them doing anything stupid but recently its been “lets block any sites related to torrents”, now its “lets block social networking sites in times of civil unrest”. It just seems like they want to add more and more things to this group and it worries me where it is going to end.

I think the biggest problem with the main 3 parties is that they are largely out of touch with technological and computing issues and really need to take advice from experts in the area.

By: Ben Stones

Ben Stones — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:48:50 +0000

Well, if it went so far you know what democracy union would be like and other unions / organisations would be like and I think the government would be put under a lot of pressure to not go too far. And I’m sure it won’t wash well tieh the public, and the Conservatives will probably not be in power next time. The problem is, it’s only the three main parties all the time that are in power. It’s been the same for the past century.

By: DPS David

DPS David — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:44:40 +0000

I disagree partly – where would the Government stop? They’re apparently proposing blocking “social networking sites” during “times of civil unrest”.

Who decides what classes as a “social networking site” and “times of civil unrest”.

It sounds very wishy washy and reactionary politics to me.

If this was allowed through, which I doubt Labour or the Lib Dems would vote for, it would be the start of Internet censorship in Britain effectively.

I’m sure China only started off blocking a few websites during certain periods and look where that has left them now!

By: Ben Stones

Ben Stones — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:21:15 +0000

Well I wouldn’t consider it a “Great Firewall of Britain” … it’s a bit sensational / exaggerating to say that because when we think of Great Firewall we think China. And China blocks LOADS of websites that are of threat to them ;).