IWF comes to its senses

[NickFitz]

The Internet Watch Foundation has lifted its ban on The Scorpions' Virgin Killer album cover on Wikipedia:

The IWF now says that given the age and availability of the image, it was no longer on its list of proscribed sites.

EDIT: They also admit to the magnitude of their fail:

The IWF admitted that its attempts to prevent people seeing the image had been counter productive.

"IWF's overriding objective is to minimise the availability of indecent images of children on the internet, however, on this occasion our efforts have had the opposite effect. We regret the unintended consequences for Wikipedia and its users."

Perhaps they should learn something about how their own activities can directly influence users of the Internet before they set themselves up as being entitled to "Watch" it on our behalf.

At the moment, they seem to be treating the World Wide Web as something that can be controlled by such means as might be used against a local video store selling under-the-counter stuff.

Useless twonks

[OwlHoot]

Maybe now they can turn their attention to this highly offensive image.

SFW I think

[NickFitz]

SFW I think

I think that definitely depends on where you work... Nuts magazine => OK, popular music radio station => probably OK, merchant bank => free bin liner and muscular (male) escort to the door

[BrilloPad]

The Internet Watch Foundation has lifted its ban on The Scorpions' Virgin Killer album cover on Wikipedia:

The IWF now says that given the age and availability of the image, it was no longer on its list of proscribed sites.

EDIT: They also admit to the magnitude of their fail:

The IWF admitted that its attempts to prevent people seeing the image had been counter productive.

"IWF's overriding objective is to minimise the availability of indecent images of children on the internet, however, on this occasion our efforts have had the opposite effect. We regret the unintended consequences for Wikipedia and its users."

Perhaps they should learn something about how their own activities can directly influence users of the Internet before they set themselves up as being entitled to "Watch" it on our behalf.

At the moment, they seem to be treating the World Wide Web as something that can be controlled by such means as might be used against a local video store selling under-the-counter stuff.

Useless twonks

And few people would have looked if not for their misguided actions.

Its FRankie goes to Hollywood all over again.

[Purple Dalek]

As another poster once said: it's all been downhill since ftp and gopher. Paradoxically maybe we'll look back one day and see the appalling mess of a protocol 'http' was one of the biggest stumbling blocks.

[expat]

As another poster once said: it's all been downhill since ftp and gopher. Paradoxically maybe we'll look back one day and see the appalling mess of a protocol 'http' was one of the biggest stumbling blocks.

ftp, gopher (and indeed archie) and email are the internet. This "web" thing is potentially a good idea though, and might be useful if it gets properly developed.