<div>Smartphone maker BlackBerry has come under fire after it emerged that its customers were able to access illegal sex content on the internet, including child pornography.</div><div>u00a0</div><div>BlackBerry has failed to provide Internet blocks that protect users, including children, from accessing a list of banned websites, the Daily Mail reports.</div><div>u00a0</div><div>Britain's telecoms regulator Ofcom said it was 'very concerned' about the issue and that it was talking urgently to Canada's Research in Motion (RIM), owners of BlackBerry, over solving the problem.</div><div>u00a0</div><div>According to the paper, a spokesman for RIM said that by the end of 2011, they would have a solution in place that blocks access to these sites.</div><div>u00a0</div><div>All mobile phone operators in Britain are signed up to a code of practice, which ensures they apply a block on access to sex sites on the Internet.</div><div>u00a0</div><div>A spokesman for the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre pointed out that all service providers have a responsibility to help safeguard the online environment and close down any opportunities for offenders.</div>                

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Smartphone maker BlackBerry has come under fire after it emerged that its customers were able to access illegal sex content on the internet, including child pornography.

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