UK Culture Secretary Wants Website Ratings, Censorship
Dec 28
kaufmanmoore writes “UK culture secretary Andy Burnham calls for a website rating system similar to the one used for movies in an interview with the Daily Telegraph. He also calls for censorship of the internet, saying, ‘There is content that should just not be available to be viewed.’ Other proposals he mentions in his wide-ranging calls for internet regulation are ‘family-friendly’ services from ISPs, and requiring takedown notices to be enforced within a specific time for sites that host content. Mr. Burnham wants to extend his proposals across the pond and seeks meetings with the Obama administration.”
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