Who are Internet Filters for?
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Claim: internet filters often block essential support resources — Kiddle blocks "transgender" and "bisexual" and even "child abuse" — while failing to reliably stop harmful content. Examples: school filters block YouTube forcing teachers to log in (risking impersonation), URL substring errors cause the Scunthorpe problem, UK ISPs enable filters on by default and require age checks by credit card. Outcome: filters break education and access, have measurable false positives, and can push young people toward unsafe, unmonitored spaces.
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