Post by Focus on Jul 21, 2013 8:40:54 GMT
New laws to force internet firms such as Google to take fresh action to crack down on child pornography will be introduced by David Cameron unless they beef up anti-porn controls.
Prime Minister, David Cameron ... warning
The Prime Minister will tomorrow call on online search giants and internet service providers to take drastic action to ‘obliterate’ child porn from the web.
He will demand :
New on-screen warnings so that anyone searching for child porn images is immediately told their behavior could cost them their job or even access to their children.
A complete ban on the most ‘abhorrent’ searches so that the search engines produce no result for those phrases.
In a speech in London tomorrow, Mr Cameron will tell the internet firms to develop the plans by the autumn or face new laws forcing them to do as he says.
He will say: ‘I have a very clear message for Google, Bing, Yahoo and the rest. You have a duty to act on this and it is a moral duty.
‘If the progress is slow or non-existent, I can tell you we are already looking at the legislative options we have to force action.’
The warning follows an anti-internet porn summit in Whitehall last month which agreed to give the Internet Watch Foundation new powers to seek out and block offensive material.
In his speech, Mr Cameron will hail the fact that from this month, anyone trying to log on to a child abuse site will receive a warning that the site contained illegal images and has been taken down.
Warnings : From this month, anyone logging on to a child abuse site will receive a message that the images have been taken down
He will say: ‘This is a vital step forward but we need to go further. These warning pages should also tell those who’ve landed on it that they face consequences, such as losing their job, their family, even access to their children if they continue.’
Mr Cameron also says that search engine firms should introduce a ‘blacklist’ of disgusting searches which should produce no result.
He will add: ‘There are some searches which are so abhorrent – and where there can be no doubt whatsoever about the sick and malevolent intent of the searcher – that there should be no search results at all.’
The Prime Minister warns the internet giants not to use technical problems as an excuse for inaction.
Zero tolerance : David Cameron says that search engine firms should introduce a blacklist of disgusting searches which should produce no results
He will say: ‘Set your greatest brains to work on this. You are not separate from our society, you are part of our society and you must play a responsible role in it.
‘This is quite simply about obliterating this disgusting material from the net – and we will do whatever it takes.’
Last night, a Google spokesman said: ‘We have a zero-tolerance attitude to child sexual abuse imagery. Whenever we discover it, we respond quickly to remove and report it.
‘We recently donated $5 million to help combat this problem and are committed to continuing the dialogue with the Government on these issues.’
Sounds great on paper - do I think Cameron will have the balls to go through with these threats - it remains to be seen ... Fx
