Any future regulation of the internet should not take place, one of the founding fathers of the world wide web has stated.

Vint Cerf, who developed the basic protocols of the internet in the 1970, said that regulation of content online should not occur, as it is a reflection of today's society.

In an interview with BBC Radio 4, Mr Cerf stated that if controls were to be used on the network, they should be used on the edges of the system where users go online.

Mr Cerf said: "Most of the content on the network is contributed by the users of the internet. So what we're seeing on the net is a reflection of the society we live in. Maybe it is important for us to look at that society and try to do something about what's happening, what we are seeing."

His comments come after the Conservative party suggested videos on YouTube were to blame for 'yob culture'.

Now vice president and chief internet evangelist at Google, Vint Cerf co-designed the TCP/IP protocols and basic networking of the internet with Robert Kahn.

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