Hmmm..Now it's IT's fault ?

[sarettah]

So, a group based in Thailand, famous for being a destination for purves on "sex vacations", wants to put the responsibility for policing the net (and funding the policing of the net) for child abusive shit, on to the shoulders of the information technology sector ?

What the fuck ?

The internet, like art, reflects the "real" world. You want KP and shit off the net, you need to nail those who produce and promote it, not the media that transports it...


dammit.



http://www.indexonline.org/en/indexindex/a...-pay-for-.shtml

Call for IT industry to fund war on child porn

Child pornography on the internet threatens to expose millions to sexual abuse if the IT industry and governments do not take urgent measures to stop it, warns an alliance of children's organisations in 67 countries.

The groups have collectively launched the "make-IT-safe" campaign, spearheaded by Bangkok-based ECPAT International, which helps monitor child protection issues for the UN and the London-based Children's Charities Coalition for Internet Safety (CHIS). ECPAT "calls on the internet and hi-technology sectors to take responsibility that its goods and services are safe for children everywhere," Carmen Madrinan, ECPAT executive director told AFP. The campaign wants the global IT industry to create a global child protection lobby, fund research of technological initiatives to deal with the issue, and support child protection campaigns in the world's major languages. CHIS spokesperson John Carr said the industry was failing to take the problem seriously. "When dealing with issues such as spam, viruses, phishing and other threats, the internet and online industries have shown a great willingness and a great ability to come together to develop common technical standards and protocols," Carr said. "This has simply not happened in the field of child protection. This must change."