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It's not a "government plan". One MP raised the idea. And was quickly put down. "Devizes Tory MP Claire Perry raised the issue at a special Commons debate, be
by soneil 16y ago
It's not a "government plan". One MP raised the idea. And was quickly put down.
"Devizes Tory MP Claire Perry raised the issue at a special Commons debate, because as a mother-of-three she knew how difficult it was to keep youngsters from seeing inappropriate material.
But Mr Vaizey made it clear ministers will not take any steps to force internet service providers (ISPs) to tackle the problem.
He said: "We believe in an open, lightly regulated internet. The internet is by and large a force for good, it is central to our lives and to our economy and Government has to be wary about regulating or passing legislation."
The minister suggested it was for parents to take responsibility for what their children see online, rather than the ISPs that make money from pornography."
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Request-net-porn-refused-MP/article-2936701-detail/article.html http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Request-net-porn-refuse...
- grav1tas 16y agoIt may not be a government plan, but the article sure makes it sound like the government is using the threat of legislation to force the ISPs to move. So instead it's some kind of threat maneuver?
- soneil 16y agoIt was just a debate, and one that seemed fairly well-reasoned to me. A back-bencher (represents a local constituency and nothing more) put the quest forward, and was told "We believe in an open lightly regulated internet. [...] Government have to be wary about regulating or passing legislation". If you're interested, you can read the transcript verbatim, free of tabloid scandal, at http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2010-11-23c.235.0 http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2010-11-23c.235.0
- acconrad 16y agoAnd this is exactly why I read the comments before I read the articles themselves.