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Every time a politician makes an idiotic statement about the Internet (or technology in general), I think of the pearls of wisdom contained in the Evil Overlord List:
12. One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before implementation.
It seems that Culture Secretary Andy Burnham would like to see “Cinema-style age ratings” for the Internet.
Giving film-style ratings to individual websites is one of the options being considered, he confirms. When asked directly whether age ratings could be introduced, Mr Burnham replies: “Yes, that would be an option. This is an area that is really now coming into full focus.”
ISPs, such as BT, Tiscali, AOL or Sky could also be forced to offer internet services where the only websites accessible are those deemed suitable for children.
It sounds like a good idea, unless you have the faintest clue about what the Internet is and how it works.
Leaving aside the billions of pages, images, videos and everything else that has already been uploaded, who is going to classify new content? And how can it be enforced when (maybe?) 90% of content is hosted outside of the UK?
I can’t see how it could work, but maybe that’s why I’m not a political advisor.
P.S — I cite the Evil Overlord List, but don’t always follow it myself. For instance:
35. I will not grow a goatee. In the old days they made you look diabolic. Now they just make you look like a disaffected member of Generation X.
Interesting.
