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UK: "INTERNET USERS WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT THEY ACCESS"

http://www.itc.org.uk/news/news_releases/show_release.asp?article_id=365

05/00 18 January 2000

INTERNET USERS WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT THEY ACCESS, SHOWS NEW RESEARCH

Concerns about the internet and its content lessen when people learn more about it, according to new research published by the Independent Television Commission, with the support of the Broadcasting Standards Commission, today. As users and potential users became more aware of ways of avoiding access to material which they consider undesirable, either for themselves or for their children, they became more willing to take responsibility for what they view, and feel that the internet does not need to be subject to external content regulation.

Many are enthusiastic about the possibilities of the internet, including ease of communication, cheap means of accessing more information and the potential for home shopping. On the other hand, people see dangers too: loss of personal contact, reliability of information, abuse of personal details and a deepening of the division between technology-rich and technology-poor.

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