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Film style ratings guide 'could be used' on the internet
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by mudricky | December 27, 2008 at 02:52 am
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A British MP has said age ratings for websites is one of a number of ideas the government is looking at.
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham said that children need to be protected from websites showing videos like beheadings.
Film-style age ratings could be applied to websites to protect children from harmful and offensive material, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has said.
Mr Burnham told the Daily Telegraph the government was looking at a number of possible new internet safeguards.
He said some content, such as clips of beheadings, was unacceptable and new standards of decency were needed.
He also plans to negotiate with the US on drawing up international rules for English language websites.
Mr Burnham, a father of three young children, believes internet-service providers should offer child-friendly web access.
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at 06:41 on December 27th, 2008
I'm not too sure how ratings will "protect children from harful and offensive material", since web content is found and loaded by the user.
at 06:50 on December 27th, 2008
Don't think this idea will get off the starter blocks.
Would it say the rating on the website?
What if that website didn't want to show the rating?
Don't see how that could work.