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| Internet pornography: government to consult on protecting children | Internet pornography: government to consult on protecting children |
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| The government is to consult on tough measures to protect children from internet pornography. | The government is to consult on tough measures to protect children from internet pornography. |
| Under plans being draw up by Downing Street, it would be up to customers to "opt-in" to receive adult content online when they take out a broadband contract. | |
| Campaigners have argued it is too easy for children to access explicit adult content on their phones and computers. | Campaigners have argued it is too easy for children to access explicit adult content on their phones and computers. |
| Parents who want to ensure their children currently do not have access to internet pornography must opt out of services. | Parents who want to ensure their children currently do not have access to internet pornography must opt out of services. |
| But under the proposals, internet service providers (ISPs) will be forced to ask customers if they wish to access sites when they sign up for broadband. | But under the proposals, internet service providers (ISPs) will be forced to ask customers if they wish to access sites when they sign up for broadband. |
| David Cameron is due to meet large ISPs to discuss the measures but he is understood to be against tougher controls on internet porn. | David Cameron is due to meet large ISPs to discuss the measures but he is understood to be against tougher controls on internet porn. |
| The industry is worth an estimated £3bn a year but the issue has proved sensitive with Conservative MPs. | The industry is worth an estimated £3bn a year but the issue has proved sensitive with Conservative MPs. |
| Tory backbencher Claire Perry has accused internet companies of being complicit in exposing children to pornography. | |
| She said ISPs had been dragging their feet on reforming the way explicit material is accessed online. | |
| A report by MPs found 77% of women would sign up to having a default filter barring pornographic content. | A report by MPs found 77% of women would sign up to having a default filter barring pornographic content. |
| The shadow culture secretary, Harriet Harman, said keeping children safe online was a real problem and a concern for millions of parents. | |
| We need to work closely with the industry to develop blocking technology, which is easy to use and effective so that parents have the control they need to protect their children," she said. | |
| Nick Pickles, the director of privacy and civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch, welcomed the consultation as a "positive step", but said ministers needed to focus on giving parents the ability to restrict their children's access rather than trying to censor the internet. | Nick Pickles, the director of privacy and civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch, welcomed the consultation as a "positive step", but said ministers needed to focus on giving parents the ability to restrict their children's access rather than trying to censor the internet. |
| He added: "Mass blocking of websites was rejected in the US for breaking internet security and in Holland because it doesn't work and drives criminals underground. | He added: "Mass blocking of websites was rejected in the US for breaking internet security and in Holland because it doesn't work and drives criminals underground. |
| "The government should make clear they will not consider a policy that will make it harder to catch child abusers and put consumers at risk when shopping online. | "The government should make clear they will not consider a policy that will make it harder to catch child abusers and put consumers at risk when shopping online. |
| "As recognised by Ofcom, it is trivial to get around an opt-in blocking system so it would be totally wrong for this to be used as an excuse to spy on all our internet activity." | "As recognised by Ofcom, it is trivial to get around an opt-in blocking system so it would be totally wrong for this to be used as an excuse to spy on all our internet activity." |