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Universal blocking of websites, search terms and content is a blunt, ineffective tool.
The UK recently narrowly avoided legislation requiring blocking of websites to protect intellectual property.
They include blocking of websites, restrictions on electronic recording, absence of privately owned or independent media, and restrictions on journalists' movements.
This will often involve the blocking of websites containing banned terms, or the inability to send and receive communications containing those words.
"We are trying to find a policy that allows the blocking of websites set up to promote illegal downloading of copyrighted digital content but does not impact on the vast majority of legitimate web users," he said.
The letter says: "Endorsing a policy that would encourage the blocking of websites by UK broadband providers or other internet companies is a very serious step for the UK to take.
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The government is updating its policy from a simple blocking of dissidents' websites and blogs to a much more aggressive one, that includes hacking and deleting websites and filtering emails".
But the blocking of the websites and censorship on Chinese microblogs means that many may remain unaware of the New York Times report.
Freedom of speech campaigners and independent internet firms have issued a stark warning that the automatic blocking of pornographic websites is "censorship by default" and constitutes a "blunt tool" for dealing with inappropriate content.
Other anti-piracy measures include the blocking of popular websites used to accessed illegal material - such as the Pirate Bay, which was blocked in April this year.
Previously, SOPA had called for DNS blocking of infringing websites.
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