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A good news bulletin
A couple of things have gone right lately. Here is the news. Shorter is better Perhaps the biggest cheer will follow the announcement that, with some determination, I am embarking on a new policy of trying to keep these … Continue reading
Posted in Child abuse images, Default settings, Kindle, Mobile phones, Pornography, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation
A very poor report
All of the UK’s mobile phone networks run a system of filtering to keep web-based adult content away from children who access the internet via a mobile phone handset. The policy was first introduced voluntarily back in January 2004. … Continue reading
More than just a common language
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was adopted in 1989. It is a hugely important international Treaty. To quote from UNICEF’s web site Built on varied legal systems and cultural traditions, the Convention is a … Continue reading
Child abuse images – record levels of convictions and cautions
I made two Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to the UK’s Ministry of Justice. I asked for the latest official data on offences involving indecent images of children for England and Wales. The final set of answers arrived last week. … Continue reading
Hotlines and INHOPE: time to take stock?
In late 2011 the European Union adopted a Directive on child abuse, child sexual exploitation and child pornography. This constitutes a new, uniform law which applies to and sets minimum standards in all 27 Member States. Article 25 of the Directive … Continue reading
No more alibis for inaction
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
BlackBerry has some explaining to do
As I travel the globe talking about online child protection I have been delighted to be able to tell audiences about the exemplary response of the British mobile phone industry to some of the challenges of online child protection. … Continue reading
