TechHive: UK's PM wants to ban child abuse search terms, but would that even work?

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UK's PM wants to ban child abuse search terms, but would that even work? Jul 22nd 2013, 15:28, by Lucian Constantin, IDG News Service The British government wants Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft to block Internet searches that are likely to lead to child abuse images. Internet search providers have until October to commit to banning lists of keywords deemed abusive or the government will consider legislation to force them, the U.K.'s Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday in a speech. Some people are putting "simply appalling" terms into search engines in order to find illegal images of child abuse and they're getting results, Cameron said Sunday in an interview broadcast by the BBC. The U.K. government needs to have a "very, very strong conversation" with Internet search providers and tell them that they shouldn't provide results for terms that are "depraved and disgusting," he said. "I have a very clear message for Google, Bing, Yahoo and the rest: You have a duty to act on this—and it is a moral duty."—David Cameron The interview was in advance of a speech the Prime Minister gave Monday that focused on removing child abuse content from the Internet and preventing children from accessing pornography. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: censorship_internet-100046906-small.jpg

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