According to a proposed EU law, the UK's porn filters
are illegal. The law would focus on roaming charges but would have far-reaching
implications for net neutrality and the UK's adult content filters.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron's Internet porn
filters, introduced in 2013, may be powerless. According to Patent Attorney Specialising
in Information And Communications Technology for Withers & Rogers Denis Keseris,
a foreigner demanding content available to them in their native countries will
want to access content in the United Kingdom as well.
The Single Telecoms Market Law may mark the end of
mobile phone roaming charges throughout the European Union from June 2017. It
would "enshrine the principle of net neutrality into EU law". The
laws would also stop blocking or throttling of online content, applications and
services.
The European Parliament, Council and Commission all agree
that the law will be the first to instate the clear rules on net neutrality at
EU level.
While the UK does not prevent anyone access from
Internet pornography, UK's Internet service providers could only operate on an
opt-in basis for adult content. Cameron said that pornography and gratuitous
violence must be automatically blocked by ISPs who opt not to view such media.
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