Education is first step in porn fight

[Squirt]

By JAY LEE


Q: Can you recommend a software product that really works for blocking out inappropriate material? I have Cybersitter, and it will still allow porn to get through. I am about to buy a new computer and would like to get a monitoring program my children will not be able to get around.

A: I cannot recommend a software solution for this problem that is foolproof. Kids are smart and, depending on age and ability, can often defeat safeguards designed to restrict Internet access.

It takes a combination of tactics to safeguard your family. The primary one is education. Understanding the threats and how they work can go a long way.

Second is communication with your family about what is out there and what the expectations are.

Keeping the family computer in a public area of the house is a key deterrent. Few people will actively surf porn if someone is likely to walk by at any time.

Also, putting the computer in a public space and not closed up in a back bedroom can offer opportunities for a frank family discussion about what is out there and how it should be addressed.

This is a complex situation, and the solutions vary by family. There are compromises to be made between safety and privacy. You will need to evaluate all of your options and decide what is best for your family. FULL STORY

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No filtering sofware works because the kids can all defeat it, yet our industry is to blame for kids having access to porn? WTF

Is it just me or did this article offer no help other then to put the computer in a public place as the only defense to porn?

[gaystoryman]

Well in all honesty I don't disagree. I mean if the computer is out there they are less likely to surf for porn, though they still need the software. NOthing is ever fool proof. I mean no anti virus program, no firewall really, but if you do everything right, the odds are good of being safe.

Education is a key and so is parental participation. If the parents would spend more time with their kids, not have the kids off in their bedroom with the computer, odds are we'd have less kids surfing porn.

But just my opinion.
:coffee:

[Squirt]

NOthing is ever fool proof.

That wasn't my point.

My point was "No filtering software works because the kids can all defeat it, yet our industry is to blame for kids having access to porn?"

"Understanding the threats and how they work can go a long way" Threat? How the threat works? This is a contradiction to their own logic as they state the problem is kids bypassing software to look at porn, not porn itself, so logically speaking the threat is the own child.

Since when did an image, or a video, become threatening?

"...communication with your family about what is out there and what the expectations are." It's all strange double speak. Is this like "Porn is out there, don't jack off to it if you see it." :francais:

[basschick]

makes you wonder what exactly they feel they are being threatened WITH if their 16 year old kid goes out of his/her way to see some nude pics...

[Matt 26z]

makes you wonder what exactly they feel they are being threatened WITH if their 16 year old kid goes out of his/her way to see some nude pics...

If they get addicted to porn, they'll want the real thing. Then when they can't get it, they'll turn into rapists.

[Lee]

If they get addicted to porn, they'll want the real thing. Then when they can't get it, they'll turn into rapists.

Sounds like we need to be giving free porn away to combat the problem, oh wait a minute, thas what got us in to this mess to begin with :eek:

Regards,

Lee