Protect Yourself With A Porn Filter

Protect Yourself with a Porn Filter
by: Nick Smith
The harmful affects of pornography use and addiction are well documented by science. As with
most things in life, prevention is the most effective way to avoid ever having a problem with
pornography.

The internet is a wonderful place to access information, read updated news, and connect with
people from all over the globe. Unfortunately, pornography on the internet is everywhere, and it
isn’t always easy to avoid. Even people taking responsible measures to keep porn off of their
computer screens can stumble across it sometimes. The tips found in this article will help you
protect yourself and your family online from inappropriate pictures and text.

Take measures to filter spam. Spammers can make money if only one person of the thousands of
people they send sexually explicit emails to clicks on their ad and pays for their service. Do
everything you can to keep those emails from ever reaching your inbox. If you have allowed your
children to have their own email accounts, filtering spam is the best way to ensure inappropriate
images never become accessible to them through email. A quick list of things you can do to
eliminate spam includes:

• Only give your email address out to people you know and trust. Do not put your personal email
address down for every mailing list or website that asks for it. Many free email services exist
now – set up a free account with one of them and use that to sign up for mailing lists.

• Never click on any links in spam and if at all possible, avoid ever opening the email. Both of
these actions confirms to spammers that you actively use your email account and you will likely
start to receive more spam.

• Purchase and use a spam filter. Many come packaged with a porn filter as well as other features
that will help keep inappropriate content off of your computer screen.

Be careful what you download. This should be a universal precaution you take by now each and every
time you download something off the internet. Viruses, spyware, and pornography can very easily be
hidden in the files that you download – prevention in this case is much easier than fixing the
problem after the files have already made their way onto your hard drive. Only download files from
sources that you trust, and if you ever have a question as to whether something contains a virus
or pornography, do NOT download it.

Use a search engine to find websites. Pornographers use domain names that are similar to popular
websites or brands in hopes that people will type in the address incorrectly and end up at their
pornography site. I knew a child that wanted to look up codes for his favorite video game, so he
typed in the name of the game and “.com.” He had the presence of mind to close the browser and
tell his parents, but was still exposed to the material. One of the best ways to avoid this is
searching for the address in Google. Then you can preview the results in a text-only format before
clicking on the link to go to the page. Many of the popular search engines have a built-in porn
filter that you can adjust to control the type of content you don’t want to appear in the search
results. Others even offer “for kids” versions of their search engines that only return pages
deemed appropriate for children.

Use filtering software that includes a porn filter. No matter how careful you are about the sites
you visit, chances are good that someday you will accidentally come across a porn site. A porn
filter will help ensure that inappropriate material is blocked when you or someone in your family
stumbles across a pornographic website. The parents of the boy who stumbled across pornography
while looking for his favorite Nintendo game quickly installed a porn filter to make sure their
son was protected in the future.

Avoid pornography offline. Porn was around long before the internet. Carry around your own
internal porn filter and avoid places that you know will have inappropriate images, movies, or
books displayed. If your children are with you, be extra cautious of where they are in the store.
If you think there is a chance that they may be able to access inappropriate material while you
are shopping, let the store manager know of your concerns. Likely, you are not the only one who is
worried about the issue, and real changes can come about from one person simply speaking up.

Take the appropriate precautions now to avoid pornography. If you or someone you know has a
problem with pornography use or addiction, seek professional help. Pornography problems not only
affect the individual viewing the picture but everyone who interacts with that person.


About the author:
Nick Smith is a client account specialist with http://www.10xMarketing.com– More Visitors. More
Buyers. More Revenue. For a porn filter and more information about protecting your family online,
visit http://www.contentwatch.com/features/porn-filter.php


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