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Published Date: 24 June 2009
CHILDREN are at risk from "YouTube-style" websites which offer free access to pornography without safeguards, the president of the British Board of Film Classification said yesterday.
Sir Quentin Thomas said a number of sites provide instant access to explicit video clips but make little or no effort to stop children viewing them or warn users about content. Three such sites are among the 50 most-used websites in the UK.

Introducing the BBFC's annual report, Sir Quentin wrote that efforts to regulate potentially harmful content on the internet were hampered by the fact that many of the websites are run from outside the UK.





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  • Last Updated: 23 June 2009 10:08 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Unimpressed one,

24/06/2009 09:39:37
"Introducing the BBFC's annual report, Sir Quentin wrote that efforts to regulate potentially harmful content on the internet were hampered by the fact that many of the websites are run from outside the UK."

Ahmen to that. If this were not the case, we would have whole government departments deciding what is suitable for the viewing public.

 

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