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by stephen_g 195 days ago
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...

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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).
You understand it incorrectly
“ 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...

Yes, that is the correct statement.