UN free speech advocate criticises UK plan to curb access to online porn
by Damien Gayle from Technology | The Guardian on (#28KJX)
David Kaye warns digital economy bill's age controls and censorship of websites could break international human rights law
The UN's free speech advocate has warned that British government plans to enforce age verification and some censorship of pornographic websites risk breaking international human rights law and would contribute to a "significant tightening of control over the internet".
David Kaye, the special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, called on ministers to conduct a comprehensive review of the digital economy bill, which he said facilitated state surveillance and lacked judicial oversight.