Censorship in Gr.Britain. - Page 2

vintageadmirer · August 21st, 2013, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doyle

And whatever happened to Lord Porn? Even here in the US we'd heard of him.

Died in 2001. More on him here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Longford

Some character. A real "English eccentric".

mjm1963 · August 23rd, 2013, 11:01 AM

I worry those dark days may be coming back. Who ever wins the General Election in 2015, both major parties have promised a clamp down on internet access in order to protect family values

**Mad Koala Bear** · August 23rd, 2013, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjm1963

I worry those dark days may be coming back. Who ever wins the General Election in 2015, both major parties have promised a clamp down on internet access in order to protect family values

I would certainly suggest getting it while you can if you live in the UK.

Avallanius · August 23rd, 2013, 02:57 PM

The legal framework in the UK has multiple organisations set up to clamp down on all "filth" by our great protectors, not just the police & courts.
The internet as we know is heavily monitored, & your ISP records everything you do. So no sweat there for powers that be to trace you.
The Trading Standards folk are use routinely for local level enforcement & seizure.
As for the old-fashioned over-land mail, here customs can open & seize any parcel without impunity. They can also force entry into any premises without a warrant, which the police cannot.

In fact its the customs folk who are routinely used to enforce seizures from premises & sex shops. I once had the very unpleasant experience of being "nabbed " at a raid in an adult shop I worked in when I was @ college. I was "detained for 3-4 hours & let off with a caution. But my former boss was given a higher profile "shaming", as his prosecution was leaked to the press. A nice method of destroying your good name.
Makes you proud to be British.

isambard1803 · August 24th, 2013, 09:48 PM

The most recent, and nastiest, aspect of censorship is the criminalisation of users, rather than suppliers, in the "extreme" porn legislation. I keep hoping that this idiocy would unravel - for instance, when this legislation touted as "protecting" women was used against a prominent gay man in respect of consensual gay porn. (He was acquitted.) We do, unfortunately, seem at present to be in the middle of a full-on moral panic.

mjm1963 · August 25th, 2013, 02:03 PM

It is definitely going to get worse. It's not just porn. It's that classic "In order to save you,we will ban it" routine be it alcohol, sweets, fatty foods, internet access, etc. There is a consensus between the three parties about how they will "improve our lives" after the 2015 election.

**Schwenck** · October 6th, 2018, 12:42 AM

George Orwell was raided in the 1930's for possession of filth such as James Joyce's Ulysses and Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. As he was a published author, they decided not to prosecute.

bronskimac · October 8th, 2018, 10:10 AM

I remember furtively sneaking into sex shops in the 80s, buying VHS tapes and being very disappointed to find them softcore.

We are going backwards now in the UK. Many "extreme" images are outlawed even if they are common kinks and completely consensual. We're soon to have some form of age verification to access porn sites, most likely based on providing your credit card details - what could possibly go wrong? Luckily VPN's are readily available to get around government imposed restrictions at our internet service providers. As usual government are about ten years behind on the technology and stuck in the eighteenth century on morality, ironic when you consider the undercover perversity of some of them.

**sto** · October 16th, 2019, 12:56 PM

What's going on in UK now? Many great nastier porn sites are gone, like glimpse-it. UK porn producers made great lesbian fisting and pissing videos, now all are gone. Do the politicians really think that adults needs guidance what they are allowed to watch?

**Terrentius** · October 16th, 2019, 01:55 PM

Moral puritanism is on the rise. The left are becoming as intolerant as the right. Younger generations are seemingly open to idea of authoritarian government. Outlawing things that are "bad for you" is welcomed as responsible living and social justice. My theory is that as each new generation becomes infantalised by technology and social justice, where everyone "behaves" themselves and is "respectful" to the point of sycophancy, they reject any responsibility and want the government to step in and be their mummy and daddy and tell them how to live their lives.

Everywhere you look young people are abandoning personal responsibility in favour of legislation that "protects" them from the stresses of everyday life. Instead of being strong and defiant, they are weak and break under the slightest critique of their opinions and actions. Instead of saying "fuck off, I don't care what you think" they demand that people be silenced or cancelled and have their voice removed. They cannot defend themselves against it so they want it removed. They become willing slaves to government as if frees them of personal responsibility, legislate for my protection. The individual is being replaced by borg like politically correct moral puritans.

August 23rd, 2013, 02:57 PM	#14
Avallanius Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mordor Posts: 235 Thanks: 6,380 Thanked 3,871 Times in 229 Posts	censorship The legal framework in the UK has multiple organisations set up to clamp down on all "filth" by our great protectors, not just the police & courts. The internet as we know is heavily monitored, & your ISP records everything you do. So no sweat there for powers that be to trace you. The Trading Standards folk are use routinely for local level enforcement & seizure. As for the old-fashioned over-land mail, here customs can open & seize any parcel without impunity. They can also force entry into any premises without a warrant, which the police cannot. In fact its the customs folk who are routinely used to enforce seizures from premises & sex shops. I once had the very unpleasant experience of being "nabbed " at a raid in an adult shop I worked in when I was @ college. I was "detained for 3-4 hours & let off with a caution. But my former boss was given a higher profile "shaming", as his prosecution was leaked to the press. A nice method of destroying your good name. Makes you proud to be British. __________________ AVALLANIUS Takin' Care Of Business

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August 23rd, 2013, 11:01 AM	#12
mjm1963 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: UK Posts: 346 Thanks: 5,131 Thanked 7,169 Times in 337 Posts	I worry those dark days may be coming back. Who ever wins the General Election in 2015, both major parties have promised a clamp down on internet access in order to protect family values

August 24th, 2013, 09:48 PM	#15
isambard1803 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 122 Thanks: 2,926 Thanked 826 Times in 106 Posts	The most recent, and nastiest, aspect of censorship is the criminalisation of users, rather than suppliers, in the "extreme" porn legislation. I keep hoping that this idiocy would unravel - for instance, when this legislation touted as "protecting" women was used against a prominent gay man in respect of consensual gay porn. (He was acquitted.) We do, unfortunately, seem at present to be in the middle of a full-on moral panic.

August 25th, 2013, 02:03 PM	#16
mjm1963 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: UK Posts: 346 Thanks: 5,131 Thanked 7,169 Times in 337 Posts	It is definitely going to get worse. It's not just porn. It's that classic "In order to save you,we will ban it" routine be it alcohol, sweets, fatty foods, internet access, etc. There is a consensus between the three parties about how they will "improve our lives" after the 2015 election.

October 6th, 2018, 12:42 AM	#17
Schwenck Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 724 Thanks: 22,659 Thanked 9,745 Times in 726 Posts	George Orwell was raided in the 1930's for possession of filth such as James Joyce's Ulysses and Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. As he was a published author, they decided not to prosecute.

October 8th, 2018, 10:10 AM	#18
bronskimac Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 11 Thanks: 119 Thanked 66 Times in 8 Posts	I remember furtively sneaking into sex shops in the 80s, buying VHS tapes and being very disappointed to find them softcore. We are going backwards now in the UK. Many "extreme" images are outlawed even if they are common kinks and completely consensual. We're soon to have some form of age verification to access porn sites, most likely based on providing your credit card details - what could possibly go wrong? Luckily VPN's are readily available to get around government imposed restrictions at our internet service providers. As usual government are about ten years behind on the technology and stuck in the eighteenth century on morality, ironic when you consider the undercover perversity of some of them.

October 16th, 2019, 01:55 PM	#20
Terrentius Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 923 Thanks: 4,098 Thanked 30,560 Times in 917 Posts	Moral puritanism is on the rise. The left are becoming as intolerant as the right. Younger generations are seemingly open to idea of authoritarian government. Outlawing things that are "bad for you" is welcomed as responsible living and social justice. My theory is that as each new generation becomes infantalised by technology and social justice, where everyone "behaves" themselves and is "respectful" to the point of sycophancy, they reject any responsibility and want the government to step in and be their mummy and daddy and tell them how to live their lives. Everywhere you look young people are abandoning personal responsibility in favour of legislation that "protects" them from the stresses of everyday life. Instead of being strong and defiant, they are weak and break under the slightest critique of their opinions and actions. Instead of saying "fuck off, I don't care what you think" they demand that people be silenced or cancelled and have their voice removed. They cannot defend themselves against it so they want it removed. They become willing slaves to government as if frees them of personal responsibility, legislate for my protection. The individual is being replaced by borg like politically correct moral puritans.