Reply to post: Trust issues

Lockdown bidder block shock: Overzealous parental filters on Virgin Media and TalkTalk break eBay for UK users

Keven E

Trust issues

"...endemic problems in ISP-supplied parental filtering software, which routinely block legitimate and innocuous content."

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"...have opted customers into filters without explicit agreement. Filters are dumb..."

As, methinks, most will anticipate the occasional ("routinely" may be a bit overstated) mistake in website identification, the

real issue is ANY default opt-in.

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