cleanfeed and wikipedia

[Peter Tomlinson]

Ian Batten wrote:
> On 7 Dec 2008, at 00:37, James Fidell wrote:
>> It appears that the IWF have listed some wikipedia URLs, possibly
>> because one wikipedia page contained an image of the controversial
>> cover of the Scorpions "Virgin Killer" album and as a result UK ISPs
>> who use cleanfeed are proxying traffic to wikipedia's European servers.
> Well, if _that_ is the reason, it's a bit more complex.  I've got a BT 
> residential connection at home, which I presume is processed with 
> Cleanfeed, and it's quite happy to show me the Wikipedia page on the 
> album with the original cover.
>
The Register says:

"Six ISPs are filtering access to Wikipedia after the site was added to 
a child pornography blacklist, and as a result, site admins have banned 
edits from huge chunks of the UK."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/07/brit_isps_censor_wikipedia/

So you can look but not touch...


Peter