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Tuesday, April 02, 2002
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357794&rel=true Most Internet filtering programs are ineffective when it comes to protecting children from harmful material on the Net. According to a new study undertaken by the Australian Broadcasting Authority, many filtering programs have serious shortcomings and shouldn’t be relied on to control what children can access online. The study reveals that around 50 percent of programs tested, failed to block access to pornographic and racist material. The most effective programs were those that only allowed users access to a pre-selected sites. However, many programs were found to block access to useful, inoffensive sites, as well as to potentially harmless ones....
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