Sam Allen

Filtering the internet is by far the most ludacris, cost-involving solution by far. There is only one option to making the internet safe for children and thats not to allow them to use it at all. Its the parents responsibility to choose what their child looks at while they spend time on the internet, not the governments. And what about the stuff that could be potentially damaging to a child that isn't pornography? What about Horror stories or a movie review of the latest M15+ rated film? The money could be far better spent running an educational program to educate parents on the dangers of allowing their children fully unrestricted use of the internet. Further to that, any parent who decides they want filtering, can download the free program already available with thanks of the Howard government, or if the current government wants to do something, update it, get something better. Educated parents mean safe children. After-all, do you let your children go out late at night just because you know theres a few police in town? The internet is exactly the same. No number of police would make any town 100% safe late at night, nor is any amount of filtering ever going to make the internet safe either.