We need to follow UK’s lead and filter content

Mary Crilly is unequivocal: she wants to see porn filters being put in place in this country, similar to what is being planned in the UK.

In the UK, internet service providers will have to provide filters by default. The householders who leave the filter unchanged will not be able to access online material that is classified as inappropriate for those under the age of 18.

“Teenagers don’t need to go looking for it anymore, it comes to them, they are vulnerable and it is our jobs as adults to protect them from the dangers of porn,” says Crilly, director of the Cork Sexual Violence Centre. “Leaving them unfiltered access to the internet, is like opening the door to a house and not knowing who you are letting in.