[pmlnr]

It's not silly and it's not paranoid, the Great Firewall of the UK is a troublesome thing already. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_blocking_in_the_United_Kin...

At that time, I was probably listed as requested access to mature content; reasons were not required but a few years ago they were already asking for identification, eg. passports.

What's frightening is how silent everyone is about this.