A railway firm in the UK has told its passengers to stop watching porn on their trains and “wait until you get home” instead.
Northern Railway, which was founded in 1846, has put out a notice, asking the public to hold off from viewing ‘not suitable for work’ (NSFW) content while using its services, along with offensive topics and inappropriate jokes.
The popular railway company said that it was aware that the train journey home is “often the first opportunity” to “view content” for many, but said that commuters should wait until they’re at home to do so.
Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern Railway, said: “We welcome millions of people into our stations and on-board our trains every year and access to safe and reliable internet is part and parcel of our customers’ expectations. It is important, however, that people remember that some content is not suitable for everyone to see or hear—particularly children.”
She added: “As such, if something is ‘not suitable for work’, it’s more than likely not suitable in our stations or on-board our trains either, so please wait until you get home.”
Northern Railway aims to adhere to high filtering standards by partnering with Friendly WiFi, a government-initiated safe certification standard for public WiFi.
The company has been a member of the scheme, which operates in partnership with the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS), since 2017. Bev Smith, director of Friendly WiFi, said: “We are excited to be working with Northern as a ‘Friendly WiFi’ certified train operator. They were passionate throughout the process to achieve the standard to ensure a great experience online for all their customers whilst travelling with them.”
