FOI Request - Council Internet Use

Request 101003985999

I am writing to obtain information about the use of council computers and internet services. Please provide me with the following information for the previous three financial years (2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25):

1. The number of times council computers or internet services were used to access Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney + in each of the requested years.

2. The total number of search requests made for adult content websites on council computers or internet services. If this is too broad, please amend the search for any website containing the words ‘pornography’, ‘porn’ or ‘XXX’ in the URL, in each of the requested years.

Response 18-05-2026

1. Data is only retained for the last 90 days, so there is no information for previous years. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

Netflix                            44 hits
Disney+                          70 hits
Amazon Prime                N/A

Please note, a hit does not necessarily mean that the site itself was visited; e.g. an advert on another site could potentially generate a hit for the above sites.

2. The Council’s web filtering service does not hold reportable data regarding search terms requested. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

Pornography websites are blocked as standard.  In addition, the system uses dynamic content filtering to intercept inappropriate content from compromised sites that may ordinarily be categorised as allowed.