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  • IWF backs down over flagged Wikipedia image

    IWF backs down over flagged Wikipedia image

    Page unblocked 10 December 2008 9:37 GMT

    The IWF has formally withdrawn its objection to the Wikipedia page that it had described as "potential illegal child sexual abuse".

    The contentious page contained a image of German rock band The Scorpion's album cover for "Virgin Killer"...

  • Wiki boss speaks out over IWF child porn ban

    Wiki boss speaks out over IWF child porn ban

    "There's no question that it's a dodgy picture" 9 December 2008 15:40 GMT

    Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is considering a court challenge against decision to block access to part of the site in the UK.

    As we previously reported, British ISP providers had blocked access to the page covering the The Scorpion's "Virgin...

  • ISPs block Wikipedia for indecent pic

    ISPs block Wikipedia for indecent pic

    Album cover reported as child porn 8 December 2008 10:31 GMT

    British ISPs are blocking access to parts of Wikipedia said to be showing an image of child pornography.

    The page that has caused the censorship is Wiki's entry on an album from rock band The Scorpions, called "Virgin Killer", that has an...

  • Campaign to report illegal online content begins . Software, IWF, Websites, Online 0

    Campaign to report illegal online content begins

    From the Internet Watch Foundation 27 October 2008 10:01 GMT

    The Internet Watch Foundation has started a campaign to let internet users know how to report illegal content online.

    The campaign is a response to recent IWF research that revealed 77% of people who find illegal content do not know how...

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