SINGAPORE: The Censorship Review Committee has issued its report after nearly a year of deliberations.
Among its recommendations is making it mandatory for Internet Service Providers to offer optional Internet filters to give parents more control and responsibility over what their children can access online.
Filtering services are currently available through Internet Service Providers SingTel and StarHub but "there has been minimal marketing and take-up of these services", said the report.
A recent survey by the committee found that less than half of respondents had heard of such filters.
Goh Yew Lin, chairman of the Censorship Review Committee, said: "The survey shows that over 30 percent of people think that the government is more responsible than parents. We're not saying that the government is not responsible or should not be responsible. Government has a key role to play, but that role should be in support of parents making choices and guiding their children appropriately."
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