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Nudging the public into censorship: The effect of default opt-in on decision making
This post originally appeared on ORGzine for the Open Rights Group. Last year the Government decided that it wanted Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to “actively encourage parents…to switch on parental controls”. Two weeks ago the Department for Department for Culture, … Continue reading
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Tagged active choice, behavioral economics, behavioural economics, decision making, default choice, internet censorship, internet filtering, libertarian paternalism, nudge, nudge theory, policy, social policy, status quo bias
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