iwf.org.uk - 12/9/2008
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IWF Logo A Wikipedia webpage was reported through the IWF's online reporting mechanism on 4 December 2008. As with all potentially illegal online child sexual abuse reports we receive, the image was assessed according to current UK legislation and in accordance with the UK Sentencing Guidelines ...
iwf.org.uk - 12/8/2008
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iwf.org.uk —
IWF is the UK's internet Hotline' for the
public and IT professionals to report potentially illegal online
content within our remit. We work in partnership with the online industry, law enforcement, government, the education sector, charities, ...
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IWF statement regarding Wikipedia URL
community.zdnet.co.uk - 12/7/2008
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community.zdnet.co.uk —
The following notice has appeared on Wikipedia today
when many UK users attempt to edit content: "Wikipedia
has been added to a Internet Watch Foundation UK website blacklist, and your Internet service provider has decided to block part of your ...
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UK ISPs switch on mass Wikipedia censorship
theregister.co.uk - 12/7/2008
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theregister.co.uk —
Updated Six British ISPs are filtering access to
Wikipedia after the site was added to an Internet
Watch Foundation child-pornography blacklist, according to Wikipedia administrators. As of Sunday morning UK time, certain British web surfers were ...
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Brit ISPs censor Wikipedia over 'child porn' album cover ...
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Is Online Censorship On the Rise?
SitePoint —
... (potentially NSFW) is for the 1976 Scorpions album “Virgin Killer,” and includes a picture of the album’s cover, which shows a prepubescent in the nude. The IWF determined that the picture was “a potentially illegal indecent image of a child under the age of 18,” and added the page their blacklist. ...
Controversial Wikipedia Ban Lifted by U.K. Watchdog Group
Today @ PC World —
... onto millions of others without any legal backing. Reasons for the Reversal The IWF now says it has reconsidered the Wikipedia case in light of those appeals. "The procedure is now complete and has confirmed that the image in question is potentially in breach of the Protection of Children Act 1978. However, the IWF Board has today (9 December 2008) considered these findings and the contextual issues involved in this specific case and, in light of the length of time the image has existed and its wide availability, the decision has been taken to remove this Web page from our ...
British Dispute That Blocked Wikipedia Editing Is Resolved
Bits —
... pornography and other content that is illegal in Britain, meant that 95 percent of broadband users in that country would have been unable to reach the article about the album on Wikipedia. But it also had the unintended consequence of preventing editing on the entire Wikipedia site within Britain, raising the pressure on all sides to find a solution quickly. None of the parties involved seemed pleased with how the controversy played out. In reversing its decision, the foundation took pains to say that it stood by its assessment of the cover as being “potentially in breach ...
IWF backs down over Wikipedia censorship
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... In a statement, the IWF claims the image, which shows a naked girl, "is potentially in breach of the Protection of Children Act 1978. However, the IWF Board has today (9 December 2008) considered these findings and the contextual issues involved in this specific case and, in light of the length of time the image has existed and its wide availability, the decision has been taken to remove this webpage from our list." ...
IWF backs down on Virgin Killer complaint
p2pnet news —
... and has given careful consideration to the issues involved in this case. The procedure is now complete and has confirmed that the image in question is potentially in breach of the Protection of Children Act 1978,” says the IWF in an online statement, going on »»» ...
Wiki follow-ups: Upon further review …
GMSV —
... “IWF’s overriding objective is to minimize the availability of indecent images of children on the Internet,” the group said . “However, on this occasion our efforts have had the opposite effect. We regret the unintended consequences for Wikipedia and its users.” * Google has reconsidered and ...
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IWF pulls Wikipedia from child porn blacklist —
The Register 12/10/2008
Virgin Killer ban reversed The Internet Watch Foundation has removed Wikipedia from its child porn blacklist, despite its contention that the free online encyclopedia includes an image "potentially in breach" of the UK Protection of Children Act.…
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