SJ

If the government really wanted to "protect children" it wouldn't be even thinking about this ridiculous filter. Censorship only protects the interests of the powerful, including paedophiles, who will be laughing their heads off at the idea that this will have the slightest effect on anything they do. In fact, it could just make their lives easier, with all the computer-illiterate parents out there lulled into a false sense of security by the mere existence of this illusory 'safety' and paying less attention to what their kids are doing online.

A filter will only hurt this country, make our kids less safe and make us an international laughing stock.

If you really want to address net safety, address the appalling levels of computer-illiteracy out there. A well-informed population is a safe one.