analysis of the Byron report

The Byron report is in its own way against regulation of the internet. It recognises the internet as an incredibly useful tool for creativity and education. However it is also mindful of the potential dangers on the internet and has a recurring point of creating 'resilience' in future generations to the harm that they may encounter. it also looks quite closely at regulation on schools and points out flaws in the current controlled system of blocking certain sites, Byron argues that by not showing children what bad there is on the internet they will never know how to confront it and so suggests a more relaxed, managed system