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faqs:: UK MOD Internet Blocking Policy
An Internet Content Blocking Policy has been established by the UK MOD. This policy covers the blocking of sites which contain reference to issues which contravene UK Military Law as well as local legal, cultural and religious sensitivities which prevail in the theatres in which UK troops operate.
URLs of web-sites which fall into the categories listed below are therefore not accessible through Paradigm Services’ Internet Service:
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Adult Content
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Sites featuring full or partial nudity reflecting or establishing a sexually-oriented context, but not sexual activity; sexual paraphernalia; erotica and other literature featuring, or discussions of, sexual matters falling short of pornographic; sex-oriented businesses such as clubs, nightclubs, escort services, password/ verification sites. Includes sites supporting online purchase of such goods and services.
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Nudity
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Sites offering depictions of nude or seminude human forms, singly or in groups, not overtly sexual in intent or effect.
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Sex
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Sites depicting or graphically describing sexual acts or activity, including exhibitionism.
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Abused Drugs
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Sites that discuss, promote, or provide information about prohibited, scheduled, or otherwise controlled or regulated drugs and their abuse; also, paraphernalia associated with such use and abuse. Note: As legality of drugs varies by country, the drug laws of the United States are used.
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Marijuana
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Sites whose primary function is to provide information specifically about or promoting the use of marijuana.
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Gambling
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Sites that provide information about or promote gambling or that support online gambling. Risk of losing money possible
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Illegal/Questionable
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Sites that provide instruction in or promote nonviolent crime (except computer crime) or unethical or dishonest behavior, or evasion of prosecution therefore. Note: United States laws are used as a guide.
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Hacking
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Sites providing information on or promoting illegal or questionable access to or use of communications equipment and/or software.
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Proxy Avoidance Systems
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Sites that provide information on how to bypass proxy server features or to gain access to URLs in any way that bypasses the proxy server.
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Web Chat
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Sites that host Web Chat services, Chat sites via HTTP, on- IRC chat rooms. Home pages devoted to IRC. Sites that offer forums or discussion groups. Permitted chat sites are http://chat.lycos.co.uk, http://chat.lycos.com, http://lycos.co.uk/services/chat, http://lycoschat.com, http://www.ukchat.com
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Militancy/Extremist
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Sites that offer information on or promote or are sponsored by groups advocating antigovernment beliefs or actions.
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Racism/Hate
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Sites that promote the identification of racial groups, the denigration or subjugation of groups (racially identified or otherwise), or the superiority of any group.
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Special Events
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Sites devoted to a current event that requires separate categorisation owing to objectionable content, bandwidth demand, or potential effect on productivity. Some such sites will disappear; others will be reviewed after 90 days for possible reclassification.
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Tasteless
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Sites that cannot be categorised elsewhere but offer offensive, grotesque, frightening, or lurid material with no redeeming value.
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User-Defined
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Category used to contain user-defined URLs.
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Violence
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Sites that provide information on or promote violent activity. Sites containing excessive profanity may be classified here if not in Society and Lifestyle.
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Weapons
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Sites that provide information on, promote, or support the sale of weapons and related items.
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In addition, any person found to be accessing a site which could reasonably be considered to belong to one of the above categories, but has not been prohibited by the installed Internet Content Barring software, may find themselves subject to Military Discipline.
Information accessed via the Internet is not to be above the classification of UNCLASSIFIED.
Queries regarding the information contained on this page, or blocked URLs, should be directed to
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Astrium Site
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