{{In the UK, Ministers have rejected plans to automatically block internet access to pornography on all computers, saying the move is not widely supported.}}
A public consultation found 35% of parents wanted an automatic bar while 15% wanted some content filtered, and an option to block other material.
But the government says internet providers should encourage parents to switch on parental controls.
Claire Perry, the MP who led the campaign, said she was “disappointed”.
The NSPCC said parents’ voices were not being heard.
There were more than 3,500 responses to the 10-week consultation – which included those from members of the public, academics, charities and communication firms as well as 757 from parents.
Respondents were asked to answer “yes”, “no” or “maybe” to three separate questions about how internet service providers (ISP) could play a role in limiting access.
An automatic block would mean users would have to actively request that pornographic content was made available by their ISP.
Mrs Perry, the Conservative MP for Devizes in Wiltshire, led the campaign and handed over a petition to Downing Street containing more than 115,000 names.
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