By Sharlene Packree
Experts on Internet pornography will gather at a conference to tackle issues in the fight against computer-related crimes against children.
The conference to be held in KwaZulu-Natal will draw together government, non-governmental organisations and industry representatives to discuss pornography and other pitfalls that children face in today's online environment.
The conference, where Joan van Niekerk of Childline will be a guest speaker, will focus on recent legislation and its impact on curbing and preventing child online misuse.
Task teams will also be identified to drive legislation that can support strong policing and prosecution.
Colin Erasmus, technical security manager at Microsoft, said although pornography on the Internet was a huge problem in South Africa, globally it spelt "disaster".
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"However, most of the pornography is produced overseas. Because most children can access the Internet at the age of 11, it's easily available to children," said Erasmus.
Erasmus said the average age of children using the Internet was between 12 and 17, and that 10 percent of children under 18 were addicted to the Internet.
Erasmus said the main aim of the conference was to discuss problems and possible solutions.
According to Microsoft, the pornography industry was valued at $57-billion (about R350-billion) globally and made a turnover of $3-billion (about R19-billion) annually.
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This article was originally published on page 4 of Daily News on April 19, 2005
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