Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin has officials looking at policy options for preventing harm to children and young people from viewing online porn. In Britain a "porn block" that would've involved age verification and a password for over-18s was recently dropped.
The Minister says any porn block here won't include an age verification tool, but will be similar to what the UK introduced in 2013 where the four largest ISPs set free family filters with an opt-out function.
With two-thirds of Kiwi teens viewing porn between the age of 14 and 17, what's the best way to stop them?
Kathryn talks to Dr Caroline Keen, who did her doctoral thesis at the University of Auckland on the role the state should play in restricting access to porn; Andrew Cushen, Internet NZ's engagement director; and Serge Acker, CEO of OCL - the company chosen to provide the age verification technology for the now-shelved porn block in the UK.
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