▁ ▁This ▁approach ▁to ▁web ▁blocking ▁has ▁been ▁critic ised ▁for ▁being ▁extra - par liament ary ▁and ▁extra jud icial ▁and ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁pro active ▁process ▁where ▁authorities ▁act ively ▁seek ▁out ▁material ▁to ▁ban . ▁Additionally , ▁concerns ▁have ▁been ▁expressed ▁by ▁I SP s ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech ▁advoc ates ▁that ▁these ▁measures ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁c ensor ship ▁of ▁content ▁that ▁is ▁“ ext rem ist ” ▁but ▁not ▁illegal . ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁security ▁minister ▁James ▁Bro kens hire ▁said ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁should ▁also ▁deal ▁with ▁material ▁" that ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁illegal ▁but ▁certainly ▁is ▁uns av our y ▁and ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁material ▁that ▁people ▁would ▁want ▁to ▁see ▁or ▁receive ". ▁ ▁Un im plement ed ▁propos als ▁ ▁Social ▁media ▁and ▁communic ations ▁ ▁Private ▁members ' ▁b ills ▁A ▁private ▁members ▁bill ▁requiring ▁I SP s , ▁mobile ▁phone ▁operators ▁and ▁equipment ▁manufact ur ers ▁to ▁filter ▁adult ▁content ▁was ▁introduced ▁into ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁Baron ess ▁How e ▁of ▁Id lic ote . ▁The ▁Online ▁Saf ety ▁Bill ▁was ▁critic ised ▁for ▁its ▁potential ▁to ▁block ▁any ▁service ▁that ▁appears ▁to ▁provide ▁adult ▁material ▁unless ▁it ▁is ▁on ▁an ▁Of com - appro ved ▁list . ▁The ▁original ▁bill ▁did ▁not ▁succeed ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁Government ▁support . ▁It ▁was ▁re - int rodu ced