Wikipedia-page blocked by British providers

Author: Future of Copyright - 08-12-2008

This weekend a Wikipedia-page on German Rockband the Scorpions was blocked by 95% of the British ISP’s. The page was blocked because it contained a picture of an 1976 Scorpion’s album cover depicting a naked child. This picture is considered child pornography by British watchdog Internet Watch Foundation. The Internet Watch Foundation has placed this picture on a blacklist that is used by the vast majority of ISP’s, and as such the Wikipedia-page was blocked.

Update 10-12-2008: The IWF has removed the cover from their blacklist, and as such the page can be accessed again.

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