[WikiEN-l] IWF backing down?

[Giacomo M-Z]

"Why
haven't BT subscribers been subject to the block? - We are!

Giano

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Oldak Quill <oldakquill at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2008/12/9 David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>:
> >
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/09/wikipedia-censorship-iwf-reconsiders
> >
> > This is apparently the *first* IWF decision *ever* to require review.
> >
> > My prediction: they've been turned to mincemeat every media interview
> > they've done on the subject, we've looked like stars. Everyone
> > despises them. They aren't standing up too well under scrutiny. So I
> > suspect they'll quietly unblock Wikipedia and not block again without
> > at least telling us first. The censorship mechanism will stay in place
> > - the ISPs feel they aren't free not to sign up to this "voluntary"
> > scheme - and probably be refined to see if they can block sites like
> > us again without breaking everything as they did this time.
> >
> > It is possible the IWF will try to make the decision stand. In which
> > case, party on.
>
> Something I don't understand about this affair: BT set up Cleanfeed,
> the "ISP level content filtering system" that caused this problem. Why
> haven't BT subscribers been subject to the block?
>
> --
> Oldak Quill (oldakquill at gmail.com)
>
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