Protect Our Families From Internet Pornography

Protect Our Families From Internet Pornography

One of the most disturbing trends is the explosion of internet porn. The under-25 population viewing pornography every year is markedly increasing. In and of itself, that fact alone is frightening. Porn site visitors' average age is lowering with each year with no end in sight. A huge parental concern worldwide is finding an effective way to block porn making it's way onto our work and home computers. Some sites, when just reading there title, appear harmless. Often times they are incorrectly labeled.

At first glance this might not seem to be a major concern. However, it quickly becomes a major concern, when you find that your child has been exposed to vile, repulsive images by simply using the family's shared computer. It is necessary that we block porn to keep our children from being subjected to it. When done correctly blocking porn does not interfere with access to acceptable sites. Pornographic sites already number in the tens of millions and are increasing at a rate of hundreds more every single day. Making the effort to block them can bring online peace of mind for parents. The number of depraved and unsolicited emails I receive daily is remarkable. It seems everyone with an email address receives them.

For parents this is a huge concern and help is needed to combat the influx. I have come across an instant solution. You should not wait a single second to act on this information.

"Adult programming put $50 million dollars into the coffers of Comcast (the nation's largest cable company) in 2005 alone." Sexually explicit material is distributed by every one of the nation's major cable companies ranging from Cablevision to Time Warner. This data does not appear anywhere in their annual reports, however. This also holds true with Hughes Technology (a General Motors subsidiary) properties such as EchoStar and DirecTV.

How much does adult product infuse into DirecTV?

"The numbers are not broken out separately." says McAlpine Associates partner, Dennis McAlpine, "but my estimation is that adult entertainment in the broad sense brings in as much as $500 million for DirecTV."

Most big hotel chains such as Sheraton, Hyatt, Marriott, Holiday Inn and Hilton offer in-room pay-per-view television systems which include adult film availability. The profits are staggering with close to 70% of in-room profits accounted for by these rentals which nearly 50% of the guests purchase. "Our guests demand it so we really must offer it to stay competitive", one hotel owner stated.

The above information was provided in late 2003 a CBS News Special Report.

The Internet Filter Review stated that the U.S. released 13,588 pornography titles in the year 2005.

There is no denying that this is a huge industry. As long as there is a profit to be made, we all know "Bid Business" is not turning it's back. Since the industry is making the material readily available this is a problem that must be addressed at the parental level. It is virtually impossible to achieve this without assistance.

With any action there are pros and cons to be considered and how to block porn is no different in that regard. Filters to block porn are available for purchase but which one from the vast array will meet your needs will need to be determined. Software services that block porn can be downloaded onto your computer and some are paid systems while others are free of charge. Only you can decide what system is appropriate for you.

A great many of these services fall into the "some assembly required" category in so far as you are on your own to set them up. Services that can be readily circumvented are prevalent and you need to watch out for them. The majority of the filters require that the parents choose which sites to block and this is a major problem. You may end up being require to invest days or weeks of your time to accomplish this enourmous feat.

This is one time you would be money and headaches ahead to purchase a paid service or software. A paid service is far more adept at thwarting the efforts of teens with large blocks of free time and exceptional computer skills to access porn sites. Of course the adults of the house will also be unable to access these sites that way. Most services can easily perform all of the tasks so that the parents need not do it. The technology to block porn and prevent unwelcome content from entering your home is readily available. This ability of the technology is the most obvious reason why you should choose a paid service.

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