The Librarian's Internet-It's a Family Affair
Filtering software at home
Gail Junion-Metz -- School Library Journal, 2/1/2001
Unlike the attention given to filtering software for schools and public libraries, there is scant information about software for use on the family computer at home. For that reason, many of us aren't as informed as we should be about sites that supply conservative and liberal parents with home-based filtering resources. The sites listed below offer support as well as information on services and products to parents who want filtered home Net access.
Parent's Guide--Blocking and Filtering
www.yahooligans.com/Parents_Guide/Blocking_and_Filtering
A long, easy-to-view, alphabetical list of kids' blocking and filtering products (each with a brief description), and links to each of the vendor's homepages. Source: Yahoo!
Tools for Families
www.getnetwise.org/tools
Information on 133 filtering products for families are listed on this site, from blocking hate mail or pornographic content, to limiting children's time online.
FilterReview.com
www.filterreview.com/reviews.asp
Blocking Software Reports
www.peacefire.org
This is a site for parents who are actively against any type of filtering software. It contains reviews, critiques, and opinions about 10 of the most popular filtering programs. Also included is "Peacefire.exe," a Windows-based blocking software bypass program. Source: Peacefire, a free-speech organization for young people.
Filtered Access Providers
directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Commercial_Services/Access_Providers/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Filtered
A useful resource for parents who want to limit their children's access to certain content by using an ISP that filters out selected information. The site contains links to lots of filtered ISP homepages. Source: Google.
Family-Based Filtered Internet Service Providers
www.family.org/cforum/research/papers/a0002551.html
This Web page directs parents to a filtered ISP that may match their moral or religious values. Two charts list ISPs (many of which are Christian-oriented), as well as phone numbers and their monthly usage fee. Source: Focus on the Family.
