Birmingham City Council Challenged On Internet Filtering Policy
The city council for Birmingham, England, recently installed new Internet monitor and filtering software. However, the filtering policy they have created is meeting with some opposition.
The city council has blocked sites relating to Atheism and the Occult, which fall under what they call “a long-standing Internet usage policy for staff”. The policy bans sites “that promote witchcraft, the paranormal, sexual deviancy and criminal activity.”
The opposition is coming from the Lawyers at the National Secular Society, who claim the move violates the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003. The regulations make it unlawful to discriminate against employees on the basis of thier religious belief.
Aaron Kenny
