Internet Filters/Monitors: How They Differ and Which One Is Right For Your Family?
When you read the next two sentences I want you to think William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (To be, or not to be…).
“To filter, or not to filter: that is the question.” “To monitor, or not to monitor: that is the question.” Wrong!
The real questions are “which,” “what kind of,” and “how many” different levels of filtering/monitoring should there be?
Families vs. Smut-National Endowment For The Arts (NEA) Votes for Smut
So, what is our wise and compassionate government doing to alleviate the problems
of Internet pornography, sexual predators, teen cyber bullying and sexting, as well as all the rest of the Internet garbage ? Congress, through the National Endowment for the Arts, is using $50,000,000 (50 million) in Stimulus funds (your money) for grants to so-called arts projects which, in this case, is a euphemism for pornography. The average grant runs close to $50,000. That amount could print one million Kid Safe Cyberspace booklets-a much better use of tax payer money.
Attorneys General – Enlist Corporate Sponsors In Efforts To Inform Parents About Internet Safety
Parents are the most important link in protecting kids and
teens from Internet dangers. If parents are out of the loop, if they lack Internet safety knowledge, kids are at a greater risk of falling prey to predators, porn, cyber-bullying, identity theft, and all the rest of the Internet garbage.
The rest of this article focuses on having States Attorneys General joining forces with major corporations to better promote Internet safety programs, aimed at parents.
An Internet Safety Booklet That Every Parent Should Have
The booklet, Kid Safe Cyberspace: A Parents Guide … gives you, in just 20 pages, a one-stop solution to protecting your kids from online dangers without having to wade through lengthy and out of date books or searching all over the Internet. Moms, Dads, don’t fool yourselves, the Internet can be a dangerous place for your kids and teens. This booklet will illustrate for you that, by mixing parenting and technology, your family can enjoy the benefits from the “good side” of the web and still be insulated from the “dark side.” A must for every family – This 20 page booklet costs just $2.50/copy; bulk pricing discounts to under $1.00. Order it now !
