Andea Leadsom seems to want a internet equivalent of the BBFC to approve sites before they're accessible:
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/vo...ine-censorship
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There is a view that the internet is in need of a monitor for obscene and adult websites. Outside of cyberspace, we have bodies such as Ofcom and the British Board of Film Classification that continually work to ensure our children are not exposed to the wrong things. This could be implemented in some way online, whereby a website would have to have its content "rated" before being accessible online. While it sounds like a massive leap, the majority of new websites already go through testing when they are hosted to make sure that a site is intact and that files and content are free of viruses. This would simply be adding another check to the list, and in reality it is a burden already carried by film makers.
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She can't be a serious candidate can she? The only reason this is coming out now is no one has previously paid much attention to her.