TechNewsReview comment: The article below is not quite accurate. An IWF spokesman said on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the only Wikipedia page blocked by ISPs in the UK was the page of the offending image. The interview is available below:Should the internet be censored?
A decision by a number of UK internet providers to block a Wikipedia page showing an image of a naked girl has angered users of the popular site. Sarah Robertson, of the Internet Watch foundation, and David Gerard, of Wikipedia, discuss if censorship of the internet should be allowed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7770000/7770832.stmWikipedia row escalates as internet watchdog considers censoring Amazon US over Scorpions image
The Internet Watch Foundation may add Amazon US to its list of sites “blocked” for hosting a picture of an album cover by The ScorpionsThe Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is reviewing its decision to list as “child pornography” the image on one version of the album “Virgin Killer” by the rock band The Scorpions hosted on Wikipedia – and might yet add Amazon US to its list of “blocked” sites for hosting the picture.That could be disastrous for Amazon if it prevents people in the UK accessing its pages on the week that is expected to be the busiest online before Christmas.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/08/amazon-internet-censorship-iwf
Wikipedia row escalates as internet watchdog considers censoring Amazon US over Scorpions image
The Internet Watch Foundation may add Amazon US to its list of sites “blocked” for hosting a picture of an album cover by The Scorpions