ISPs block Wikipedia for indecent pic

Comments

• Well my ISP isn;t blocking it and the picture is (IMHO) harmless - it'll do well for The Scorpions publicity though (remember the BBC banned Frankie Goes To Hollywood's Relax and it hit No. 1). Posted by Adrian, UK
• It's blocked here - just a white page on VMedia, although a google image search gets you the cover... Posted by Kurt, UK
• I see they are blocking Wikipedia, but are NOT blocking large commercial sites such as Amazon, apparently for fear of the legal muscle which companies like Amazon can muster. There was an interview on BBC radio this morning with an IWF spokeswoman in which the interviewer suggested that the IWF was using a soft target as an experiment to see how far they can go. I don't like the image and think it's tasteless, but I equally worry about progressive taliban-esque censorship. As I understand it, the image has never been classed as illegal. Posted by David Mclean, Wales
• My thoughts exactly Kurt! Whats the point in blocking the wiki entry when you can search for it on google, buy the disc and view the artwork yourself. Posted by Matthew, UK
• Seems reasonable enough to me. Good on you virgin media. Posted by Martin, United Kingdom