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		DanBC on July 22, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Questions about Cameron’s ‘new’ porn-blocking Oh, yes, this is just a gently confusing inversion. I was expecting him to say the filter would be "on" by default, because it will be. He's describing it as "off" by default - meaning "show me porn? [ ]" instead of "show me porn? [x]". (Cultural note: 'ticked off' normally means 'unhappy' or 'dissatisfied'.)

untog on July 22, 2013 [–]

No, he's saying that it will be on by default- to "tick something off" is to add a tick against it in a list. As in, to check the box.

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