Abstract: In a network accessed by a client access device (3) and an agent access device (8), there is disclosed a method and apparatus for the regulation by the agent of the degree of access available to the client (3) to Web pages at a Web host (9) in common communication the client (3) and agent (8) via the internet (6). The degree of access is determined after the client (3) has supplied identifying information to the agent (8), the agent being in control of the Web host (9) so as to variably determine what degree of access the identified client should have to Web pages provided by the Web host. Methods and apparatus are disclosed for the control of the Web host (9) by the agent (8) so as to regulate which Web pages the client views via the Web host (9), in what order they are viewed, and when.