The Federal Opposition has outlined a plan to block Internet pornography reaching home computers.
Opposition Leader Kim Beazley says a Labor government would introduce laws requiring Internet service providers to offer a "clean feed" without pornographic and violent sites.
Mr Beazley says Australian parents do not want their children to be exposed to such material.
"Block it at the point of the provider as opposed to the point of the parent and if that particular household wants to opt into the pornographic sites then they make an active decision to do so," he said.
"Parents want their kids learning on the net, not exposed to pornography and violence.
"The reality is ... only about a third of the parents put some sort of blocker in relation to the sites on their home computers, it's too hard for most of them but if you did it at the level of the provider, probably very few people would opt in."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...3/s1596925.htm
Opposition Leader Kim Beazley says a Labor government would introduce laws requiring Internet service providers to offer a "clean feed" without pornographic and violent sites.
Mr Beazley says Australian parents do not want their children to be exposed to such material.
"Block it at the point of the provider as opposed to the point of the parent and if that particular household wants to opt into the pornographic sites then they make an active decision to do so," he said.
"Parents want their kids learning on the net, not exposed to pornography and violence.
"The reality is ... only about a third of the parents put some sort of blocker in relation to the sites on their home computers, it's too hard for most of them but if you did it at the level of the provider, probably very few people would opt in."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...3/s1596925.htm
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