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Zealous Internet filter blocks Hamlet as 'violent content' Aug 18th 2013, 20:25, by , Computerworld UK The unreliability of internet filters has been demonstrated at the British Library, where its Wi-Fi network blocked an author from reading an online version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, as it was deemed to contain "violent content." Author Mark Forsyth was writing a book in the library and needed to check a line from the famous play, reports the BBC. The British Library told the BBC the problem was caused by a newly installed Wi-Fi service from a third-party provider that contained internet filters. British Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to force ISPs to turn on internet filters "by default" to stop "adult content" for new customers have been criticized in some quarters. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: globe-hamlet-100050538-small.jpg

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