Parliament of UK
Almost 250,000 attempts to visit porn websites were made
on parliamentary computers last year.
Some 42,000 visits were made to pages classed as
pornographic in April – more than 1,300 a day.
The second most popular month was October when there
were more than 30,000 hits.
In the previous year there were 350, 000 hits to restricted
websites.
The figures emerged in a Freedom of Information disclosure
to Express.co.UK
Jonathan Isaby , Chief Executive of the Taxpayers' Alliance,
said: “ Some of these 'visits' are no doubt the product of pop-
ups beyond anybody's control, but the number is absolutely
staggering".
"One would hope that those attempting to access these sites at
Parliament could keep their extra-curricular activities safely
within their own four walls, as it's not an appropriate use of
time when it's on the taxpayers' tab ."
After the 2013 figures were revealed, a House of Commons
spokeswoman said: "We do not consider the data to provide
an accurate representation of the number of purposeful requests
made by network users due to the variety of ways in which
websites can be designed to act, react and interact and due to
the potential operation of third party software."
It comes after David Cameron vowed to block hardcore porn
from " the darkest corners of the internet ".
In 2013 he said: "For a lot of children, watching hardcore
pornography is in danger of becoming a rite of passage.
"I will do whatever it takes to keep our children safe. "
Source: Telegraph
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