UK ISPs may have announced their porn filters but developers have already worked on ways to circumvent the filter with a particular one ‘Go Away Cameron’ hogging the limelight. The tool comes…
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Ofcom proposes stricter fault repair, new installation rules for BT Openreach
Ofcom has proposed a set of stricter rules for BT Openreach requiring the telecom giant to carry out 80 percent of fault repairs within two working days, regardless of the nature of…
UK ISP level porn filters blocking legitimate sex education, abuse support sites
Internet porn filters backed by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and implemented by Sky, TalkTalk, BT and Virgin Media are not only blocking sites distributing adult content, but are also blocking sex…
Estimated 37,000 Sky customers in London without broadband, phone following BT outage
An estimated 37,000 Sky customers in London are facing a three day broadband and phone outage after suspected thieves cut through crucial fibre-optic cables in search for copper. BT lines went down…
UK ISPs fund multi-million pound online safety campaign
Major UK ISPs including BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media are supporting a £25 million online safety campaign geared towards raising awareness among parents on how to tackle issues such as cyber-bullying…
Sky Broadband Shield network-level porn filter released
Following the increasing government pressure on ISPs to look out for better online child protection, Sky has come up with its new network-level porn internet filtering system that will allow its broadband…