e petition asking for internet constrols on !!!!!! etc

surfsister

A friend send me this link for an e petition asking for controls over !!!!!! etc so the user has to opt in to view such stuff instead of opt out. To prevent children watching !!!!!! or violence.

The link is here:

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/2920

also one to ban page 3 ansd such topless pics in tabloids available to children.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/17586

Mupette

that's all very well, but shouldn't the parents be monitoring what the children can see, there is also perfectly good software available to buy that isnt expensive for parents to purchase.

A good parent will control what their child can see on the internet, they wouldnt leave, !!!!!! lying around..

System

I agree with mupette, it should be the parents responsibility

surfsister

yes but as I work in a school I realise that some parents will always need that extra help.

Of couse I also realise that !!!!!! is the most frequently viewed site for most teen boys so obviously not many parents are aware of or bother to block sites!

also understand that few men want such controls for obvious reasons

Idiophreak

surfsister wrote: »

also understand that few men want such controls for obvious reasons

And I'd suggest few men want to have the discussion with their wives as to why they've opted in...

Having children is a lifestyle choice. You cannot allow that lifestyle choice to impact on the lives of others.

I appreciate that a lot of adults are very poor at supervising their children and I honestly feel sorry for those children. But if a kid's at the age where they're starting to actively search out !!!!!!, they'll probably find it one way or another...

Lotus-eater

surfsister wrote: »

also understand that few men want such controls for obvious reasons

I think that's slightly unfair, men want to protect their children, but be able to watch !!!!!! if they want (not all men, but most).

That doesn't seem doable with this petition.

Idiophreak

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I think that's slightly unfair, men want to protect their children, but be able to watch !!!!!! if they want (not all men, but most).

That doesn't seem doable with this petition.

Of course it is. They "opt in" to allow adult content, then simply supervise their children (or "protect") while they're on the net. Simples.

Caroline73_2

Why should !!!!!! bed opt in? What next a national register of people who want to look at !!!!!!?

Tropez

No thanks.

surfsister

Idiophreak wrote: »

And I'd suggest few men want to have the discussion with their wives as to why they've opted in...

Having children is a lifestyle choice. You cannot allow that lifestyle choice to impact on the lives of others.

I appreciate that a lot of adults are very poor at supervising their children and I honestly feel sorry for those children. But if a kid's at the age where they're starting to actively search out !!!!!!, they'll probably find it one way or another...

yes I agree except that some of the !!!!!! is very hardcore and violent and available to all at the moment. Surely this should be blocked??? Tabak didn't think so did he?

Tropez

surfsister wrote: »

yes I agree except that some of the !!!!!! is very hardcore and violent and available to all at the moment. Surely this should be blocked??? Tabak didn't think so did he?

Tabak is hardly representative of society as a whole.

There are countries that do not employ anywhere near the level of censorship that we do in the United Kingdom that have lower violent and sexual crime rates than we do. As is usual, however, for the UK we tend to look for an easy scapegoat rather than examine the wider issues.