Claire Perry, Marlborough’s Tory MP campaigning to block internet pornography from children’s computers, has hit back at negative comments from Google executives who claim its not their responsibility.
“Google continue to say that parents need to use the filters that are available – but we know that only four out of 10 families do so,” she told Marlborough News Online.
“We think it is time for companies and government to do more. As a company that benefits from the high number of web searches for pornography, I suspect that Google make considerable revenues from the status quo.”
Mrs Perry is currently in discussions at No 10 Downing Street about a possible government consultation exercise going ahead before any legislative action might be taken.
Google chairman Eric Schmidt and Sarah Hunter, the head of its UK public policy, both believe the responsibility for protecting children from internet pornography lies solely with parents.
Google also says that it does not breakdown the exact revenues it receives from sectors such as pornography.
Mrs Hunter, a former adviser to Tony Blair on media issues, warned that legislation to filter pornography was a “mistake, absolutely.”
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