Christians have launched a campaign to protect children from internet pornography.
Premier Christian Media Trust and campaign group SaferMedia are calling upon the Government to change the law to force internet service providers (ISPs) to introduce a network level filter that would switch the default setting for internet pornography to 'off'.
The change would give parents greater control over what their children were able to access over the internet by filtering pornography at source.
According to Premier, one in three 10-year-olds has viewed pornography online, while the single largest group of those seeing internet pornography are 12 to 17-year-olds.
Peter Kerridge, chief executive of Premier Christian Media Trust, said pornography posed a "real danger" to children.
“Our kids are a vital target for those who deal in the world of online pornography. We already recognise the need for measures to protect our children from sex and violence in films, video games and on TV. That same principle should be extended to the internet. This measure will give adults the choice to access pornography whilst giving children the freedom to surf the internet safely.”
Miranda Suit, Co Chairman of Safermedia said, “Introducing ISP level filters has the potential to offer far better protection to all children, and that’s why we’re advocating that this measure be introduced without delay.”