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by Reason077 1159 days ago
> "You can't just disable this 'feature' from Vodafone? I'm in the UK and my ISP doesn't do this."

Yes, you can disable it quite easily. Usually by entering a credit card number in their app or website to prove you're 18, or alternatively by contacting their customer service chat.

But of course, only pervs who want to access porn would do that, right?

In my experience it's a good idea to disable it regardless, it as there are often a lot of "false positives", and the filtering can sometimes cause performance problems. (Unless you've got kids and really do want to block porn, but eventually they're gong to discover VPNs...)
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madeofpalk 1159 days ago
> But of course, only pervs who want to access porn would do that, right?

No? Why would you say this? I disabled this back with my old carrier and it was pretty painless - I don't recall there being any stigma attatched to turning off the filters. I've since moved carriers and I don't remember having to disable filters - maybe I did or maybe something about signing up turned it off?

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doublerabbit 1159 days ago
I'm on EE PAYG. I have to go in to a store and show them my ID if I wish to remove content protection. I can't even visit webarchive pages with it enabled.

Painless based on provider, otherwise what described above is a pain.

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madeofpalk 1159 days ago
All I can tell you is the experience I had, which I don't remember to be a pain.
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stametseater 1159 days ago
> But of course, only pervs who want to access porn would do that, right?

Are people actually afraid of some stranger call-center worker silently judging them, but not even saying anything out-loud about it because the call is recorded and they'd be fired if they tried to actually shame you?

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pantalaimon 1159 days ago
Can you make a contract with an ISP in the UK when you are under 18?
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Reason077 1159 days ago
You presumably can't get a contract if you're under 18 because that would usually mean a credit check. But you can certainly get an account, on PAYG or pre-paid monthly direct debit that is not subject to contract. Some providers have "UK residents 18+ only" in their terms but others do not.
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