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Re: [LUG] My letter to my MP / ISP ban to The Pirate Bay

 

On 06/05/12 10:00, Simon Waters wrote:
> On 05/05/12 22:25, paul sutton wrote:
>> I suppose the word Naked springs to mind in terms of safety,  such as Do
>> not use naked flames near
>> flammable liquids,   if that was blocked it would be interesting from a
>> safety point of view
> I think there are a lot more, and the slang varies with context.
> Remember "rubbers" are "erasers" in US English.
>
> Indeed one of the CDs I have in the car has a load of lyrics based on
> similar double entendres, and any rudeness is entirely in the listeners
> head I'm sure.

Of course such albums generally have a warning on them.  

Paul
>
> I'm not sure such errors are the major problem.
>
> However the point is that such lists have errors, or misclassifications,
> whatever the cause of those errors (and I don't rule out malice on the
> part of the list compiler.
>
> Think website of political party the list compositor doesn't like just
> before the general election.
>
> These errors are of both types - sites missing (inevitable as the web
> grows and changes), and sites added in error.
>
> Whilst people opt into a provider of censorship, then the errors are the
> fault of the supplier. I think opting out does change the legal argument
> around such errors, if only because of the numbers involved, but whether
> it does so sufficiently to change how courts view it is another question.
>
> Often the main victim will be the difficult edge cases, especially if
> classification is done mechanically; Rape victim support, sex education,
> safe sex advice - pick one you want to block that you think might be
> less important than preventing your kid seeing porn.
>


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