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viraptor
on Nov 26, 2013
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UK porn filter to also block "extremist narrative"...
This may provide some context:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2020382/You-entering...
(apologies for linking to dailymail, I couldn't find a better article about it).
With events like this you can understand where the ideas of blocking extremism come from.
Piskvorrr
on Nov 26, 2013
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Still doesn't make it a good idea. Worse, it's "let's become a police state to avoid becoming a (different kind of) police state"
viraptor
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Not saying it is a good idea - just wanted to provide a local context for extremism that a lot of people would likely appreciate having blocked.
newnewnew
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Seems like more of an argument for rethinking the immigration policy rather than stifle the internet throughout your entire country.
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With events like this you can understand where the ideas of blocking extremism come from.