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Filters have been around since the days of the AOL disks, I know because I applied them to our first computer. I also took them off within days when I realized my kids couldn't see the anime sites they were interested in. Those were pretty much blocked universally because the filters didn't know the difference between Ranma 1/2 and henti (anime porn). They didn't work the way I wanted it to so they did no good. Did my kids ever look at stuff they shouldn't have? Perhaps, but since the computer is in the kitchen it would have been difficult. Besides, they weren't going out of their way to find adult sites, they didn't care about that stuff. By the time my son did care (high school) I had no issues if he looks at boobs.
It's a little different now, the "computer in the kitchen" isn't standard anymore and I don't see how it's possible to block everything you think is objectionable from kids. I don't see how a parent can blame anyone for stuff they do see though, they put the computer into their hands. This is a non issue IMO.
Agreed; an addition to that is that there are proxy sites that essentially allow one to be able to get around any block they want to. Back in High-School, sites such as Facebook were blocked therefore we used proxies to get around it, porn was also accessible through proxies. Never did I watch pornography at school, but nonetheless some of my peers did.
By the way, thank you bringing back my memories of those AOL disk. I remember they would be at the front of our grocery stores, and I would always grab a few. Come to think of it, Internet Explorer was a terrible browser even back in those days.
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. Does your daughter regularly click on adult sites and how are you punished? I'm sooo curious.
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I remember they would be at the front of our grocery stores, and I would always grab a few. Come to think of it, Internet Explorer was a terrible browser even back in those days.
