[dave1010uk]

I know what you're thinking: these restrictions are easy to work around. But don't worry, we can just layer more restrictions on top. Eventually the children will be safe! The government just needs to...

- require proof of age (ID) to install apps from unofficial sources on your phone or PC. Probably best to block this at both the OS and also popular VPN downloading sites like github.com and debian.org.

- require proof of age (ID) to unblock DNS provider IP addresses like 8.8.8.8 and 1.1.1.1 at your ISP.

- make sure children aren't using any other "privacy" tools that might be a slippery slope to installing a VPN.

This makes it so much easier for the parents too! The internet will be so safe that they won't even need to talk to their children about internet safety.

[stephen_g]

You joke, but as I understand it, all internet in the UK has Government mandated 'adult content' filtering by default and you have to go through a process to prove you're over 18 to have it removed...

So they are much more than halfway there already...

[fartfeatures]

It's worse than that sadly, there is no way to have it globally removed. You either have to use a VPN or age check with every website that requires it (or at least whichever service they partner with, I've not even looked).

[maest]

You understand it incorrectly

[stephen_g]

“ In July 2013, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) agreed to voluntarily offer “default-on” adult content internet filters on all new and existing home network customers” [1]

OK, so the entire industry does opt everyone in to content filtering by default, just every single provider, without exception, does it “voluntarily”.

1. https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN07...

[maest]

Yes, that is the correct statement.