ATVOD Extremism...ATVOD suggests that hardcore websites should be prosecuted under the Obscene Publication Act

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How can the depiction of something that is so commonplace, so central to life, so widely discussed (even amongst teenagers) and so comprehensively taught in schools, possibly deprave and corrupt? Undesirable for children maybe, but depraving and corrupting? Thanks to Therumbler See  article from  atvod.co.uk See also Submission to UKCCIS consultation on parental controls [pdf] See also Submission to Lords Communication Committee on media convergence [pdf]

ATVOD has published its submission to the recent consultation by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety on parental controls its submission to the call for evidence from the House of Lords Select Committee on Communicatons on media convergence and its public policy impact Together the documents begin to articulate ATVOD emerging public policy positions, setting out: ATVOD role and activities, especially in relation to protecting children The limitations of the current regulatory scheme, especially in relation to non-UK services ATVOD’s view that it would be premature to attempt to put in place a rigid new regulatory structure ATVOD’s view that public policy should focus on clearly identified areas of public concern, including the ease with which children can access hardcore porn online ATVOD’s view that parental controls and media education are part of the solution, but their efficacy should not be overstated ATVOD’s view that further consideration should be given to more active enforcement existing legislation, including the Obscene Publications Act