Web site statistics are complex. Not all papers made it clear that35,000 attempts did not mean 35,000 people.
On the other hand, few papers explained that BT's system is not designedto block anyone determined to access paedophile material. Cleanfeedstops accidental access. Anyone seriously interested in child porn wouldfind another provider. Current estimates are that one in five UKdomestic computer users do not use blocking services.
The figures led to a lot of scary headlines. But not much insight.
- Parents of teenagers who decide to quit education at 16 suffer stressand depression, a poll suggests.
It's a shame. Though it is not clear whether we ought to cheer or lamentthe two-thirds who don't suffer. Either way, the slant of the study, bythe Learning and Skills Council, confirms the general trend to regardparents as the consumers of education. It is they who must besatisfied.
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