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Filtering or restricting access to the internet has several difficult
questions attached to it. A few of these are:
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Why filter at all?
How to filter?
Who to filter?
What to filter? |
The first three are very easy to answer, and the answer to those questions
can be found in other documents here in the info section. The last item
is much more complicated.
By filtering access we act as censors, deciding what is appropriate,
and what is not. By choosing a filtered service you say that there is
a need for censorship on the internet. We must decide which items
on the internet should not be seen, and which items are appropriate.
Fortunately, the organization that provides us with the filter also maintains
the database of inappropriate sites. Their criteria for filtering sites
is aimed at families with children, and is therefore very thorough. Here
is a list of the types of sites that we filter.
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Nudity and Pornography |
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Prevailing US standards
for nudity
Provocative semi nudity
Exceptions: Classical nudity in works of art |
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Sexuality |
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Images or descriptions
of sexual acts
Descriptions of sexual acts or techniques |
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Violence |
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Images or descriptions
of graphically violent acts
Graphic autopsy or crime scene images |
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Crime |
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Information on performing
criminal acts
Illegal file archive |
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Drug Use |
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Material promoting the
use of illegal drugs
Exceptions: Educational materials |
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Tastelessness |
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Images or descriptions
of excretory acts
Medical images outside of a medical context
Profanity within images, sounds, and multimedia files
Adult humor |
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Discrimination |
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Material advocating racial
or religious intolerance |
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Sites advocating body
modification |
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Tattooing
Branding
Piercing |
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High risk sites (back
doors to filtered materials) |
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Public WWW proxies
Public gateways
Public access sites
Sites that are under construction but suggest inappropriate material
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Some items are filtered that most would not consider offensive. Our service
is designed for the family and since many young children now have access
to the internet we filter the items that can greatly influence them.
If you have any questions about our service please contact
us.
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