Gordon Brown launches new internet watchdog

[Scottish Business Owner]

Gordon Brown hailed the internet as a world of "entertainment, opportunity and knowledge" as he launched a new watchdog to protect children online.

The Prime Minister said that the UK Council for Child Internet Safety was an "important landmark" in efforts to keep young people safe on the web.

The council was set up by the Government in response to recommendations by Dr Tanya Byron, a psychologist, in a report about internet safety published in March.

Gordon Brown launches new internet watchdog - Telegraph

 

[Former Member 1]

About a year or so ago I came across a convicted Paedophile, a former doctor, who was selling some snake-oil type personal development courses on line....

Bad enough that he was targeting vulnerable adults but SOME of his courses were targeted at young people. And it proved incredibly difficult to enlist help from the authorities in shutting him down and restricting his activities....

If I happened across another tomorrow I'd still struggle to find a big red button to push..... Well one that was actually connected to anything anyway....

I wonder how much time this watchdog will spend snoozing at the fireside?