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        That was a regularly recurring example from previous discussions. It was a popular method for the UK porn verification stuff earlier this year. I was never comfortable with it being the only method however. I don’t expect a recovering alcoholic or Muslim to buy a beer for this.

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      I’ve begrudgingly given her an earful. Only because it’s you guys.

      She’s lucky she didn’t have to hear about the onion on my belt (which was the style at the time)

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      May this incoming shitshow be blocked and dismantled by the high court challenge.

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        I’m genuinely shocked it hasn’t been postponed/fizzled like the supposed blacklist was in 2008/2009.

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          Didn’t Anonymous hack government sites in retaliation and scare them into backing down? Or am I misremembering?

          I remember that controversy happening but that was a while ago

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            Someone leaked the lists. I don’t think it was a hack. The conversation turned into “why is this random dentist being blocked”? “Who is making these lists”? “How do you get unblocked?” Etc

            The government was half-hearted about the whole thing anyway, only toying with it for Family First. It fizzled after.