One-third of children of ten years have had access to pornography in the United Kingdom.

One-third of children of ten years have had access to pornography in the United Kingdom.

This may explain why two million children have the possibility to be exposed to explicit adult Internet sites.
England | Monday, December 16, 2013.


Baroness Howe, has expressed concern about Tesco Mobile, a provider of mobile Internet is not filtered automatically the content for adults, despite the statements of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, who said earlier this year that such content would be blocked.
The debate on the issue was addressed in the House of Lords, where Baroness Howe, revealed that approximately one million households will still be protected by self-regulated Internet promoted by the Prime Minister.

This may explain why two million children have the possibility to be exposed to explicit adult Internet sites.
Earlier this year, Cameron, spoke with Internet service providers to automatically implement filters in new broadband connections and ask your existing customers, if you would like to opt out of the filter system.
The change is in response to the growing evidence that about a third of the children of ten years in the United Kingdom have had access to pornography.
It has received support from providers, such as BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk. The Prime Minister described the movement as "real progress" for parents.
However, the agreement between the Prime Minister and the industry is voluntary, so it is estimated that five percent of the market is still uncovered.

Baroness Howe, proposed the "Online Safety Bill" - safety in line Bill--a bill that would impose a legal obligation on all Internet service providers and mobile operators provide an Internet content service for adults with access subject to verification of age.

Unlike the current system, the change would be to cover 100 percent of the Internet and the mobile market.
"What we need is a robust system that offers children the same legal protection online, which enjoy offline."
The current voluntary approach to the regulation of the Internet requires parents to actively choose Configuration anti-pornography filters.
However, the charity CARE, supports the Bill, stating that this approach is weak.

So it reiterated its call to make web-filtering a legal requirement.
NOLA Leach, executive director of CARE, said that "the mobile operators and Internet service providers should be forced to take measures to protect children online through a change in the law".
"The case of Tesco Mobile, shows that a voluntary approach is not working, and as a result, children are exposed to sexually explicit material."