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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

BT to block child porn sites

"The effort is believed to be the biggest scheme of its kind by an Internet service provider (ISP) to bar its customers from child porn sites. It comes as law enforcement officials around the globe step up pleas to the industry for help. BT announced it would be installing an elaborate software filter to block access to a list of suspected child porn sites. The 'block list' will be compiled by watchdog group Internet Watch Foundation and vetted by the Home Office," reports Reuters.

"The scheme, known as Cleanfeed, began as a trial on Monday and will be made available to BT's base of one million retail customers in the coming weeks, the company said."

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