Category Archives: CEOP

I thought I was unshockable…..

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

  Thanks to some excellent work by the NSPCC, aided and abetted by brilliant journalism on the part of The Daily Mirror, it feels like several pieces of a complex jigsaw have started falling into place. But the picture which … Continue reading →

Posted in CEOP, Child abuse images, Internet governance, Regulation, Self-regulation

No more low hanging fruit

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

  I have been reflecting on the achievements of the UK’s framework for making the internet a better and safer place for children and young people. We have an impressive record. Yet I was struck by a quite dramatic but … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Age verification, BlackBerry, CEOP, Child abuse images, Consent, Default settings, E-commerce, Facebook, Google, ICANN, Internet governance, Location, Microsoft, Mobile phones, Pornography, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation

Getting it wrong

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

  I have just read an article by T J McIntyre, a lawyer of University College Dublin. It is entitled Child Abuse Images and Cleanfeeds: Assessing Internet Blocking Systems. McIntyre sets himself the task of analysing three different approaches to … Continue reading →

Posted in CEOP, Child abuse images, Regulation, Self-regulation

No more alibis for inaction

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

  I believe several companies that engage in business on the internet, and their proxies, have taken a calculated and cynical view about some fairly fundamental issues. They know very well that the courts and judicial systems in their country, … Continue reading →

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We have a new EU Directive

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

  It’s always good to start a blog with a direct quotation from the Rolling Stones, so here goes: it’s all over now. What we used to refer to as a proposal for a Directive on combatting child sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of … Continue reading →

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It’s not a numbers game

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

  Newsnight is the doyen of UK TV current affairs programmes. It goes out late every evening, Monday to Friday. If the nation’s rulers and opinion formers are still awake and watching this will be part of their staple fare. … Continue reading →

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