Educational Institutions
The majority of Schools, Colleges and Universities use internet filters to block access to sites which contain Adult material, Gambling and sites which contain malware. YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are often filtered by certain schools. Many students often use proxy servers to bypass this. Schools often censor pupils' Internet access in order to offer some protection against various perceived threats such as cyber-bullying and the risk of grooming by pedophiles; as well as to maintain pupil attention during IT lessons.
Read more about this topic: Internet Censorship In The United Kingdom
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