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The new rules are, in theory, designed to protect minors from seeing lewd content online. It's a noble idea, but something individuals can easily manage on their own using parental controls. In fact there are plenty of browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox (like this one) that parents can install to block porn or even individual sites.
And here's the odd twist, the technology that the UK will use to block porn could actually be pretty useful for those who do want to keep porn out of their homes. But instead, the government has decided to wrap a sterile blanket over the entire community of Internet users and force them to either come forward and identify their browsing habits or hide in shame.