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	miohtama 13 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ofcom concedes defeat in 4chan case The UK has has this for years. 4chan was already blocked by ISPs and you need to call them to unblock it on your connection. Because of this, it is questionable why Ofcom picked 4chan as a target it the first place.
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windowliker 13 days ago [–]

>4chan was already blocked by ISPs and you need to call them to unblock it on your connection.

Correct. UK ISPs already implement a fairly wide-ranging block list (which even includes archive.org) for any subscribers who do not explicitly opt-in to 'adult' content access privileges.

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