BT in the UK block 58 Million Requests for Child Porn Annually

It is estimated that "there are more than 58 million attempts to access sites on the Internet Watch Foundation's (IWF) blocklist annually"

Recent announcements of the number attempted accesses made to child sexual abuse imagery using BT internet connections may come as a shocker to many who suppose that most wanting access to this material would use other methods such as peer to peer networks.

With between 35,000 and 40,000 attempted accesses daily, this projects to around 58 million attempts annually.

This figure is based off a list of URLs which are managed by the IWF foundation and number between 800 to 1200. Feasibly the numbers may alter significantly with increased list numbers.

The good news is, that this is 58 million times the system has prevented access to known child sexual abuse imagery.

Although the figure is difficult to analyze with respect to source and intent of requests for the material, it is a sign that the open internet is in need of filtering to lessen access to known child sexual abuse imagery.  Requests for this material are still significant to warrant filtering.

Original Press 7th April 2009 at the Register