Again, from The Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... ild106.xml
"Nearly six in 10 children in Britain, some as young as nine, are being exposed to pornography mostly as a result of viewing explicit websites accidentally, an expert warned today."
"Research in the US, published yesterday in the Paediatrics journal, found that 42 per cent of internet users in America aged 10-17 had seen online pornography in the past year. "
So, take care. I'm not sure I entirely buy the "mostly accidentally" bit; children will
be children, and are inquisitive.
If you think your "net nanny" software works, think again! It might be worth
a sneak into the Temporary Internet Files "folder" for a quick check-up.
Most children are exposed to online pornography.
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Most children are exposed to online pornography.
Bill Sikes;541382 wrote: Again, from The Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... ild106.xml
"Nearly six in 10 children in Britain, some as young as nine, are being exposed to pornography mostly as a result of viewing explicit websites accidentally, an expert warned today."
"Research in the US, published yesterday in the Paediatrics journal, found that 42 per cent of internet users in America aged 10-17 had seen online pornography in the past year. "
So, take care. I'm not sure I entirely buy the "mostly accidentally" bit; children will
be children, and are inquisitive.
If you think your "net nanny" software works, think again! It might be worth
a sneak into the Temporary Internet Files "folder" for a quick check-up.
It has happened to my children Bill, my daughter is called Jenna, one day at school she done a Google search on her name, as was the other children, Jenna Jameson the porn star came up, while this was on screen the teacher walked passed and Jenna was sent to the Headmistress before she had a chance to explain what had happened.
Jim has typed in a word before and he was offered all sorts of 'services', if you know what i mean!
The Internet is a great thing for children and adults to broaden their horizons and gain more knowledge, but it really is down to parents to try and police their kids, but with the understanding that sometimes these things do literally pop up
by accident
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... ild106.xml
"Nearly six in 10 children in Britain, some as young as nine, are being exposed to pornography mostly as a result of viewing explicit websites accidentally, an expert warned today."
"Research in the US, published yesterday in the Paediatrics journal, found that 42 per cent of internet users in America aged 10-17 had seen online pornography in the past year. "
So, take care. I'm not sure I entirely buy the "mostly accidentally" bit; children will
be children, and are inquisitive.
If you think your "net nanny" software works, think again! It might be worth
a sneak into the Temporary Internet Files "folder" for a quick check-up.
It has happened to my children Bill, my daughter is called Jenna, one day at school she done a Google search on her name, as was the other children, Jenna Jameson the porn star came up, while this was on screen the teacher walked passed and Jenna was sent to the Headmistress before she had a chance to explain what had happened.
Jim has typed in a word before and he was offered all sorts of 'services', if you know what i mean!
The Internet is a great thing for children and adults to broaden their horizons and gain more knowledge, but it really is down to parents to try and police their kids, but with the understanding that sometimes these things do literally pop up
by accident
I am nobody..nobody is perfect...therefore I must be Perfect!
Most children are exposed to online pornography.
This is so scary. Ryan has his own account so he can't use a lot of things just in case.
Most children are exposed to online pornography.
It is sad that some filters do not work..in they can filter out NON sexual stuff....for example, a child doing research on breast cancer for school, may not be able to access some info due to the word "breast" being blocked.
Our County government is in a bit of a snit because the main branch of our public library has been allowing adults (over age 17) to use a special access code to view online porn on the library computers. The issue being children walking by could see the stuff.
There has been a temporary ban on the library being able to do this, with the threat of with holding funds. But the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) is protesting the ban, citing freedom of speech.
Our County government is in a bit of a snit because the main branch of our public library has been allowing adults (over age 17) to use a special access code to view online porn on the library computers. The issue being children walking by could see the stuff.
There has been a temporary ban on the library being able to do this, with the threat of with holding funds. But the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) is protesting the ban, citing freedom of speech.
Most children are exposed to online pornography.
My son can only get on the net with his account if I put in the address as I remove the address bar. Horrid having to do that but at least I know then he's safe.
Most children are exposed to online pornography.
crazygal;567051 wrote: My son can only get on the net with his account if I put in the address as I remove the address bar. Horrid having to do that but at least I know then he's safe.
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. When my niece was about 8 years old, I had her visiting me for a weekend. I set her up with her own screen name on my AOL account..put the filters in place and all, so she could only access kid friendly sites. I still went in and peeked over her shoulder from time to time, though. Once, she was in a kids chat room..and I stopped her just as she was about to give her full real name, and where she lived. She did not understand, as it was "just kids". I did not want to go into the whole predator thing, I am not her parent, and did not feel a huge discussion was my place. I just said that it was best to stay safe by not giving real info..that is why we make up screen names.
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. When my niece was about 8 years old, I had her visiting me for a weekend. I set her up with her own screen name on my AOL account..put the filters in place and all, so she could only access kid friendly sites. I still went in and peeked over her shoulder from time to time, though. Once, she was in a kids chat room..and I stopped her just as she was about to give her full real name, and where she lived. She did not understand, as it was "just kids". I did not want to go into the whole predator thing, I am not her parent, and did not feel a huge discussion was my place. I just said that it was best to stay safe by not giving real info..that is why we make up screen names.