Stop children accessing porn & violence

Actually, the child would probably be the one most able to do it!

Yes. Most devices which the makers know will be used by children, have parental controls. How difficult they are to set is another matter.

I heard the end of an item on the radio news yesterday. I think they were saying that some internet providers were going to provide a 'clean screen' service with an opt-in for 'adult' content. Makes sense, but how easy it will be to put into place I don't know.

Like you say Cecilia, the only answer at the moment is vigilance on the parents' part.

At what age is it ok to give a child an internet device I wonder. Grandson's birthday coming up and he wants a Nexus 7 for books and games. But it also means the internet would be available.

It's not easy.

Not that I would have wanted anything else!!!! Just curious!

I only got wildlife pictures.

My son has a bird book by Bill Oddie. In it Bill warns people not to try googling Wildlife because they will be VERY surprised at what they find.

Also words like "Middlesex" !

Trouble is with word based systems, is they usually work on strings of letters rather than separate words. DH has found on one mailing list he contributes to that you cannot use the word 'snigger', it will be removed and with tongue in cheek he made a reference to 'Scunthorpe' and had that removed as well.

Hi Absent.

Yes ... Sadly, think you are right. Had very similar response on Mumsnet forum. And, just finished reading piece in yesterday's Observer, saying exactly the same thing - ending 'this will run and run'. Filters, vigilance and education, I guess are our best hopes.

Thanks for replying!

So what would you suggest should be the "trigger" words for the knife-wielding man on YouTube? It's very difficult to think of what could be used without unnecessary interference with perfectly innocent material - a chef demonstrating how to fillet a fish, for example - or being so specific as to be pretty much useless.

Of course I am not in favour of children accessing porn, whether the sexual or violent variety or both. In fact, I am not in favour of porn of any sort. I just think this would prove to be impossible. Look at the difficulties the US has had with trigger words in e-mails.