Government porn plan experiences backlash

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Opt-in policy for online porn has not gone down well with ISPs

The government's plans to create an opt-in policy for accessing porn web sites is likely to meet stiff resitance from ISPs. Communications minister Ed Vaizey told the Sunday Times last weekend t...

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