UK will
bypass EU law after the Article 50 is triggered, bringing about the firm
grounding of the new pornography block law in the country. EU laws state that
no online content could be filtered by member states.
New UK laws
are becoming anti-net neutrality laws by the European Union, which have become
a threat in recent years. The new law that seeks to block pornography has
become a supplement in the proposal for a new Digital Economy Bill to be
debated and possibly passed through legislation. The new pornography bill would
block explicit websites that would not employ strict age verification.
Internet
service providers have been blocking pornography websites as per recommendation
of the government to introduce pornography "blocks" at will by ISPs.
During the leadership of former PM David Cameron, his new measures made it
voluntary for ISPs to block or filter pornographic websites. According to
Internet and telecoms lawyer for Decode: Legal Neil Brown, the new proposal
explicitly states that ISPs must filter and to "ensure ISPs" continue
filtering.
Brown, in
contrast, believes the ISP-blocking law against irresponsible pornography
websites is a form of tampering with online traffic -- a core principle in the
EU laws the UK will bypass through Brexit. However, the Internet Service
Providers Association are in favour of the amendment and added protection for
children surfing the Internet.
