Sky to block online porn by default in the UK

UK ISP Sky has announced in a blog post that it will block pornographic content on its broadband service by default, in an effort to protect children from visiting unsuitable sites. Going forward, Sky Broadband Shield, the company’s content permission tool, will be set to ‘on’ for all users, unless they opt out. Once the tool is activated, those who wish to view adult content will need to log in and adjust their Sky Broadband Shield protection settings or turn it off manually in order to view filtered sites. Users who don’t want to use Sky Broadband Shield can set…



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