Ministers bid to block extremist videos posted on foreign websites

Found on BBC News on Friday, 14 February 2014
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The government is attempting to block all online extremist videos that help to radicalise impressionable young men.

Emma Carr, deputy director of campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: "Politicians and civil servants should not be deciding what we can see online. If content is to be blocked then it should be a court deciding that it is necessary and proportionate to do so.

"As people riot on the streets of Turkey over freedom of speech online and government censorship, this issue must be handled in a way that cannot be exploited by oppressive regimes around the world."

It was pretty obvious right from the start that the filters aren't meant for "protecting the children", but to censor.