New York – The web-browsing feature of New York City’s sidewalk Wi-Fi kiosks will be disabled after critics complained about inappropriate behavior.
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LinkNYC said Wednesday it will remove web browsing from the kiosks while it works with city officials to explore potential solutions to their abuse.
The kiosks will still provide free domestic calls, phone charging and fast Wi-Fi with the user’s own device.
LinkNYC has installed 400 of the kiosks across three boroughs. A filtering system is supposed to block inappropriate content but there have been reports of users watching porn.
A spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio says pulling the plug on the internet will address concerns City Hall has received from New Yorkers.
The city should hire our internet asifa experts who will sell their kosher web filters for the right price.
#1 , considering that these guys “own” the mayor it is pretty shocking this has not already happened.