Read the article here http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/01/talktalk-throttling-imgur
We need the ministry of stop it in here!
As always its for the children and stopping child porn, I don't want to sound insensitive or anything but imgur have their own systems in place for dealing with this sort of thing - so why does an ISP need to get involved? Once they have their foot in the door what's to stop them fully blocking websites (well tbp already has been) what the that are unfavourable, not just parts of imgur?
What do you guys think? I can see this being a slippery slope for my country, we can only hope someone with sense will listen to people who what their talking about!
Kiddie porn is just an excuse that has shock value, it has nothing whatsoever to do with whatever they're trying to achieve. They couldn't care less. So don't feel like you're insensitive when you're calling them out on their bullshit, because that's exactly what it is. Just like yelling "terrorist" is utter bullshit.
I'm on TalkTalk and I've noticed lately that some of my imgur links haven't even loaded at all. I haven't tried it with my VPN on however, because I only use that for... Uh... nothing regarding people with eyepatches and wooden legs.
Amen. Bad shit happens, be aware and avoid it. There was a stabbing at a school today in Pennsylvania here in the US, I can't wait for the media and powers that be to twist it into a debate about guns and violent video games - while ignoring the mental health of the people who do these sorts of things.
This is all about control with the government. If it were about fixing the issue they would empower the citizens with information and support instead of stripping them of their rights as human beings.