Porn Blocked in Boonies
 

So the government(Canada) is subsidizing broadband in rural communities, and somehow government filters are kicking in.

An attempt to visit a pornography site, for example, would return a red screen with a British Columbia logo and a "** WARNING **" message: "This connection has been refused. The Internet site you are attempting to access has been designated by a web classification service as containing material that contravenes the BC Government's Internet usage policy."

The warning linked to a page that said, "Users must not access Internet sites that might bring the public service into disrepute or harm government's reputation, such as those that carry offensive material."

Restricted categories include sex, adult content, racism/hate and "extended government inappropriate." It also blocked sites deemed security risks containing spyware, phishing software and bot networks. The screen would be familiar to government workers, who have contended with the filter for years.
http://thetyee.ca/News/2008/02/18/NetGlitch/

Gotta love the owner of the cable ISP company:
Asked what he makes of people worrying about the government controlling what sites they visit, he said, "Go smoke another doobie."|potleaf|

But they do say it is a mistake, right?

Uh-mmmmm?????
Right????
Maybe????
Uhhhhhh????

The underlying point is if the gov. is footing the bill, do they get to setup filters?

No. Where'd the money come from to foot the bill?

If users are still paying for internet access, then it shouldn't be blocked. If they are getting it free, well I'm not sure if they could do whatever they wanted.

But the government isn't paying for it. The tax payers are paying for it.

Next they could say that WorldNetDaily is OK but KOS is not. Government filtering of information it bad.

If they filter that what else will they eventually filter

And we think We're gettin screwed by the red,White And Blew|shocking|

i am curious can you get to www.infowars.com ?? that would be interesting if they blocked that.

I wont be going there

That's fucked up. Governments should not be allowed to filter what sites you visit.

In the USA we got the 1st Amendment.

:)