What?!?! That makes no sense. The government is requiring ISPs to offer you a choice of filtered or unfiltered internet. If the government ever accuses you of 'not censoring' because, say, you're looking at child porn (one of the only cases the public might be expected to self-censor that I can think of), they won't be using your response to a voluntary opt-in/out ISP feature to convict you. They'll use your actual traffic history.

As I understand it, they are required by law. The reasons behind the law are not particularly relevant to them. For those, you would need to ask your legislative representative or research the history of the particular law.

The ISPs only have to decide on the manner with which they comply. Personally, I'd rather they do it this way rather than, say, call me on the phone. My only problem with it is the page could be served to, and answered by, my hypothetical six-year-old.

I don't know, but I suspect not. But why in God's name would you not answer the question? It's an opportunity to ward off a possible future 'default' setting.

From the summary:

"Sky,TalkTalk and Virgin Media are required to ask all their customers if they want web filters turned on or off"

Why would you want to defeat it? Your ISP wants to ask you if you want filtering on or off. Just tell them 'off'' and be glad they asked before filtering your requests. Then you can go on with your life without and further redirections.

And you should give me your car.

But it wasn't really a New World after all. It was the same one. The Europeans just didn't know about that part of it until then. When they found out about it though, they were all over that sucker. Air, water, lumber, animals, seafood, -- everything.

Yes, bronze axes. That's all anyone needs - a bronze axe.

The benefits of every technical achievement went to the rich people first. From the toilet, to electric lighting, the automobile, the iPhone, etc. Every one.

Even military advances. Thanks God that it turned out, starting in the 1600-1700s that private enterprise - working independently of the aristocracies - led to wealth generation outside of the political structure. This gave societies as a whole the power to increasingly influence governments, leading to popular revolutions in America and France, and the neutering of royal power in England.

If enough people wanted to do that, you could. But virtually nobody does. The demand is not there. The Italian legal system thinks too highly of itself.

Didn't they subsidize your purchase of the phone when you chose to buy it from AT&T?

Because Mars needs moms.

But everything else on the internet is okay, right?

Ooops, that should've been 2001. The IRL ran they're first race there in 1997.