Why this is important
The freedom of spiritual expression and exchange of spiritual ideas is under attack. The UK has announced internet filters which will automatically filter out websites with 'esoteric material'. Working directly with ISP's and affecting 95% of British internet users, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said these filters will be active 'by the end of the year'. 'Esoteric Material' could mean anything from sites of small spiritual groups, to ones which teach esoteric or spiritual practices or contain information about a wide range of alternative spiritual ideas.
This sinister development is being slipped past public notice as these automatic filters are being headlined as a powerful tool to combat Pornography on the web. UK Prime Minister David Cameron is touting these new policies will 'protect children and their innocence'. But this Trojan Horse has a much larger sweep than just pornography. UK based digital advocacy organization Open Rights Group discussed the coming changes with British ISP's and besides pornography, there are 9 other categories which are automatically blocked which includes 'esoteric material' (and 'web forums'). The filters can be turned off by the user, but they are set to 'ON' automatically upon setup. This uses the popular 'nudge theory' helping to control actions of people and relies on user's tech savvy-ness in order to disable them. The definition of 'esoteric material' is so broad that it can span from meditation to spiritual healing, Chakras and everything in between. And this has now been lumped in with the horrid company of pornography, violence and suicide related sites.
While major religions will not be affected (at least for now), these policies discriminate, marginalize and stigmatize small spiritual groups and alternative spiritual viewpoints. Already other countries are talking about adopting the same 'Pornwall' filters and we need to take action now to stop this assault on our collective spirituality. Already on UK pay-as-you-go Orange phones websites that promote 'esoteric practices' or websites of 'universally acknowledged sects' are being blocked. Wikipedia founder and high profile adviser to Prime Minister Cameron, Jimmy Wales calls the online porn filter 'an absolutely ridiculous idea'.
Sign this petition now and send a strong message to Prime Minister Cameron that we see through this obvious Trojan Horse and we will not accept this infringement upon our human right to free spiritual opinion and expression.
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Cameron is a dark cabal stooge and pipsqueek, ex-Etonian schoolboy and a stupid toff, to boot.....
He has flown several (get tough) political kites before, all of which came crashing to the ground in failure....
I live in the UK and have not the slightest doubts that Cameron will fail to get this kneejerk policy in the air, also..
No sweat peeps... !!! ;-) Cam's a dud.....!!
...But at least he has a shit eating grin.
Hi Kelly. Because then they'd get caught making their own child porn. They ARE THE SICKOS. This is another attempt to prevent people from awakening.
Call me naïve, but if they could filter all the porn and monitor our online traffic, then why can't they find the sickos making the porn?
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It is an act of desperation.
Vicitimization.
They can't make it stick,
My god, what are they trying to do in your country and WHY?
I'n not from the U.K
I live in one of the colonies.
Australia.
However, this has implications for everyone.
Last thing we need is for them to set a precedent....