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9 August 2012updated 31 Aug 2021 8:35am

Should we step up online censorship?

Andrea Leadsom says yes. Padraig Reidy says no.

By Andrea Leadsom

There is a need for drastic action to be taken to prevent young people being exposed to disturbing material on the internet.  

The majority of today’s parents know less about technology than their own kids do, and have little control over the internet content their children can access. It’s not just pornography that is a problem; the internet is full of inappropriate material, including material on self-harming, anorexia, bomb-making sites and suicide sites.

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