Another shambolic scare mongering report that isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

ISPs simply provide a means of connecting you tro the internet it's not their responsibility to make sure that people are aware of "safe" browsing methods.

No one owns the internet & as clivex says most kids can get around lame net nanny style progrmmes designed to cash in on the hysteria these reports create and provide little real protection.

Tim, Colchester, UK

Youtube is absolute junk. A video repository of utter rubbish and copyright infringement material. It's like a massive on demand version of ITVs "You've Been Framed" with some pop videos thrown in.

Bob, UK,

While inappropriate material and outside contact are causes for concern, Cyber-bullying amongst youngsters is the stand out issue.

Young people need a solution to report, handle and prevent bullying from occurring. The government needs to address this issue as quickly as possible.

Beatbullying is working with the industry to deliver the Cybermentors programme - an adaptation of Beatbullying’s proven prevention model, which will train young people as Cybermentors to help and support other young people who are victims of bullying via online platforms.

Young people can then take responsibility for bullying and have the power to take action but the government needs to support and invest in the solution that is Cybermentors.

~ Tony Holmes, Beatbullying – www.beatbullying.org

Tony Holmes, London, UK

Surely our political class is scarier and more harmful to our children. Unless you can get your children into the political class system they are faced with drink, or the internet.

Ian Bryan, Reading,

"an obligation for search engines such as Google to indicate what level of search (eg. safe or moderate) is active at any time"

Ah bless. Tanya, you dear thing, you don't seriously think that Balls is really going to be able to pass laws instructing American web sites to follow your rules?

Kay Tie, York,

Parents do your duty and protect your children and let the rest of us just get on with our lives. Censorship now. Labour showing their true Stalinist colours (of course it's in our best interests).

Ian , Bristol,

Self Regulation works! My hubby wrote a progamme called ICU (I see you) and installed it on our daughter's computer. He gets "snapshots" of every single thing she is looking at, saying, playing, and doing. I think the fact that she knows she is being watched works because she is acutely aware to not look at things that are inappropriate - cos Dad will know!! As for privacy, tough! When she is not a child then she can have her internet privacy!

It makes her "police" her own actions, so to speak

Suzanne , Isle of Man,

None of the recommendations will make any difference. Kids will always be able to outsmart their parents when it comes to 'net nanny' style software.

If google.co.uk is forced to comply with any regulations then you just switch to google.com instead. The same with any other search tool. There's no point regulating the UK portals because you can just use US or European versions.

When my son was a teen back in the mid-90s I was 100% certain he was not looking at 'inappropriate' content in his bedroom. No modem line in his room.

Of course, with wifi it's another story. Block your child's PC using the router control panel and it's likely that they will be able to piggy-back another connection anyway.

And I'd like to see ISPs 'forced' to give guidance to parents on how to set up software. It's difficult enough to get any information of any use from an ISP at any time. It's a joke to think ISPs will do this.

Another 200 page report that amounts to a waste of time and money.

clivex, Brussels,

This sounds more like a back door bill to get the 'control' the government desires over providers of youtube as to the content the government does not wish to see made mainstream to the general population.
It is fair to say that although the government see's fit to put it's propoganda on youtube when a parent who is targeted unfairly by Social services uploads the truth they immediately put pressure on such providers to get the video taken down.
This would enable them to do it more quickly, probably without having to go through the courts.
While it's fair to say that the internet does house some very nasty sites and content, it should be the parents responsibility to install child safety software on their machines not the governments right to determine what children and adults should see.
The internet and sites such as youtube are the last vestage of free speech in this country and that is what the government does not like.

Atlantis ( mothers for justice ), hemel hempstead, herts