tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post1012367390061562027..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Brave moveRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-37694488867808889612013-12-15T17:22:47.527+00:002013-12-15T17:22:47.527+00:00Sadly, I think the British establishment has alway...Sadly, I think the British establishment has always held the "we know best and the rest of you do as you are told" attitude. It is just reverting to type.They have always been fearful of the external and internal enemies, particularly the latter. The myth of "tolerant England" was ever a useful foil, especially for money-making. If the Nazis had invaded the English would have been amongst the most enthusiastic collaborators. They did as Churchill told them, instead. But I don't think it was high-minded principle. As I grew up, still in the shadow of the war, it looked for a time as though principle was on the ascendency, but it couldn't last. Democracy doesn't work if people think for themselves.smurfukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812247601237248526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-80363330701209175602013-12-09T03:52:02.707+00:002013-12-09T03:52:02.707+00:00adrian its been like this for a while, the PM is a...adrian its been like this for a while, the PM is also I think going to block more snowdon leaks using D notices. they have no issue with papers printing lies every week as long as it suits political aims but when truth comes out that hurts them they will want to censor. Of course I am not ayin extremist views are the truth, they may or may not be, but everyone should have a voice if its peaceful.chrcolukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922782032112968876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-63046359950456327892013-12-02T16:24:43.016+00:002013-12-02T16:24:43.016+00:00I'm happy more people are starting to see what...I'm happy more people are starting to see whats happening :)<br /><br />More people need to stop being so afraid to ask questions, and taking a stand for the freedoms they have today before its gone tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-2653148867610505012013-12-02T07:34:50.272+00:002013-12-02T07:34:50.272+00:00Well said.Well said.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-7866755758442879772013-12-02T05:48:19.968+00:002013-12-02T05:48:19.968+00:00I am German, but I have lived in the UK for 16 yea...I am German, but I have lived in the UK for 16 years and I love this country. I am shocked, appalled and sad watching what is happening to a once great democracy. This measure is censorship and nothing else. We already have laws, according to which content is either legal or illegal. If it illegal, then those that publish and access it are subject to prosecution. If it is legal, there can be no reason why it should be blocked, censored or anything else. <br /><br />As a German, I am perhaps more aware of the history of the rise of the Nazis than the British, who only focus on the part since WW2 started. The Nazi persecution of Jews and other minorities started more than 5 years earlier, and initially it was not violent. It was done through laws and regulations that had the appearance of legitimacy and of course vague and undefined terms, such as "undesirable elements". And it was not only persecuted minorities. Any German, however Arian, could be thrown into the slammer for the serious offence of "listening to enemy broadcasts". After WW2, in East Germany, the regime used the same methods to suppress freedom of speech.<br /><br />Why do the British people not wake up to the fact that they are on the top of a slippery slope into an oppressive police state? The censorship of "extremist" websites will soon extend to "offensive" content, and then to "undesirable" content, and before you know it, everything that is not political mainstream will be censored. And since of course it can be circumvented through proxies VPNs and the like, it will become illegal to use those (like the Nazi-era offense of "listening to enemy broadcasts"). If you think this is outlandish, think again. RSchuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06595169738713509573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-82562987860789800292013-11-30T15:22:26.271+00:002013-11-30T15:22:26.271+00:00I must be an extremist, because I'm extremely ...I must be an extremist, because I'm extremely pissed-off that Cameron, instead of running the country on our behalf, is turning it into a totalitatian dictatorship!HDRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148633895717850549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-86756790464488536712013-11-29T13:41:25.777+00:002013-11-29T13:41:25.777+00:00I`ve been asked a few times now why I stay with A&...I`ve been asked a few times now why I stay with A&A rather than jump to a "cheaper" mainstream ISP.<br />Reliability is one, transparency is another but unfiltered internet access is the main one.<br />I want the "whole" internet not some walled-garden policed by my ISP.Fubar1977https://www.blogger.com/profile/10147838589258085102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-47494475232555182812013-11-27T19:11:18.824+00:002013-11-27T19:11:18.824+00:00You can colocate a FireBrick for £15.10/month+VAT ...You can colocate a FireBrick for £15.10/month+VAT plus bandwidth and tunnel to it, though personally I'd stick to a dedicated VPN operator for that.jas88https://www.blogger.com/profile/05563592458314214904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-31675443784894850132013-11-27T17:03:28.432+00:002013-11-27T17:03:28.432+00:00My views are too extreme *Gulp*My views are too extreme *Gulp*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-46964178258831771232013-11-27T11:48:00.181+00:002013-11-27T11:48:00.181+00:00The new "anti-lobbying" law will limit N...The new "anti-lobbying" law will limit NGO and not-for-profit organisations like 38 degrees actions (while I'm sure it will preserve banks, arms and other industries donors), the next step is to prevent them to be able to speak on-line...<br />Scary when we know that "extremist groups" already infiltrated by the police include peoples doing things as dangerous as leafleting in front of McDonald's (Greenpeace London).Brexit factshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499046210014193575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-28697175234228954392013-11-27T11:30:38.502+00:002013-11-27T11:30:38.502+00:00Will A&A ever offer a tunnel-type service for ...Will A&A ever offer a tunnel-type service for people to subscribe to, if (as in my case) they're tied to a specific ISP for other reasons? If this already exists, please excuse my ignorance and point me towards said service!DJ Unrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18036833848320316433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-1151916928243853252013-11-27T11:09:02.083+00:002013-11-27T11:09:02.083+00:00I think they view this one like child abuse conten...I think they view this one like child abuse content, which is to say that they want it blocked by default. Now how you define a website as "terrorism" or similar I do not know. How do you split making model rockets from making an IED?MarkJ_ISPreview.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715455223843436247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-45317893545020240412013-11-27T10:58:53.850+00:002013-11-27T10:58:53.850+00:00Yeah ban any groups attempting to reduce freedom o...Yeah ban any groups attempting to reduce freedom of thinking and expression, have anti-democratic views, have totalitarian tendencies and are terrorist (as using terrorism as political system - governing by fear).... oops looks like Cameron just shoot himself in the foot.Brexit factshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499046210014193575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-39247037235082032662013-11-27T10:31:00.453+00:002013-11-27T10:31:00.453+00:00It's a disturbing development ... I hope that ...It's a disturbing development ... I hope that if A&A is ever forced to implement this censorship nonsense, the first sites blocked will be those of the dangerous extremist groups fighting against free online expression, such as conservatives.com?jas88https://www.blogger.com/profile/05563592458314214904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-52012398432433421802013-11-27T10:22:07.095+00:002013-11-27T10:22:07.095+00:00Well that's OK isn't it? If it's the ...Well that's OK isn't it? If it's the same filtering system, presumably I can just tick the box that says "yes I want both porn and extreme views" or go to an ISP that addresses the filtering question thus: "we let you access the whole internet, if you want filtering (and no IPv6) pick another ISP"<br /><br />Starkickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912104970994162543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-36171598748801997792013-11-27T09:12:19.981+00:002013-11-27T09:12:19.981+00:00The plan to block / tackle "extremist" w...The plan to block / tackle "extremist" websites has cropped up repeatedly since 2011 and I think that now they have a vehicle for that then the measures will be pushed through.<br /><br />http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/06/09/uk-government-seeking-to-expand-website-blocking-remit-through-iwf.html<br /><br />http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2012/02/06/home-affairs-committee-calls-upon-uk-isps-to-remove-violent-extremism-sites.html<br /><br />http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2013/06/uk-culture-secretary-hauls-in-isps-to-boost-internet-censorship.html<br /><br />Eventually I can see all of this being pushed upon smaller ISPs too.<br /><br />MarkJ<br />ISPreview.co.ukMarkJ_ISPreview.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715455223843436247noreply@blogger.com