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Link kiosks coming to London won’t have browsing capabilities since pornography browsing occurred in New York

November 1, 2016

Link smart kiosks planned for to London will not have the browsing capabilities of their original counterparts in New York City after the latter caused a stream of complaints about pornography browsing, according to zdnet.

After LinkNYC launched in January, the kiosks, which replaced a number of defunct pay phones with connected services for tourists and residents, were used for pornography browsing. LinkNYC removed the browsing capabilities.

LinkNYC's 400 kiosks are now operating on limited settings until a more permanent solution is found.

The London kiosks will have the same standard functions, such as map access, emergency services, tourist assistance and Wi-Fi hotspot connections, but browsing directly from the kiosk's tablets will not be possible.