The fundamental policy aim is to prevent children stumbling accidentally across pornography when they are online. So to some extent, if more technically-aware children are determined to circumvent the protections being put in place, that does not mean the policy has...
First of all, we would warn anyone against relying on the use of a VPN to keep their online activity secret. VPN’s may themselves be compromised, particularly lower quality free and cheap services. There are also other methods of surveillance, such as viruses...
Even before the internet, children could get hold of pornographic magazines, or even find an adult video hidden at home. The differences with online porn are that it is currently much more easily accessible, available in vast quantities, is often more hard core and...
If we rely on parent’s to supervise children 100% of the time they are online, that will severely restrict a child’s right to the opportunities to learn and explore online. In the real world, we do not expect a parent to accompany a child every time they...
Generally, the law (at least in the UK) does not give parents an option to override age-restrictons relating to children accessing pornography. In practice, parents are able to show their children adult material that the parent has accessed; but parents may risk the...