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Porn Filters For Adults
from the the-(not-so)-dirty-secret-of-porn-filters dept
The official target market for internet porn filters tends to be parents who want to make sure their children don't run across porn sites on the web (purposely or by accident). However, according to this Salon article, an increasing number of sales are going to adults who want to keep their spouses from accessing porn. There certainly have been plenty of stories about online porn or "online infidelity" leading to the breakup of marriages, but I do wonder whether or not placing a filter on the computer is just a way of whitewashing over a deeper issue. Obviously, if porn is getting in the way of a relationship, then there are bigger issues than just access to porn.
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I would be interested to see how many of those sales go the the ultra religious.
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Because only religious people think porn is wrong? I Think you need to hit some of the left-wing feminists sites and get their view on porn. (It's about the only view those two groups hold in common).
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filtering to preserve marriages
Your question as to whether porn filters are just a whitewash over the larger issue of porn use, internet infidelity or internet porn addiciton is a good question. I own one of the filters in the Salon article www.wisechoice.net and I use the filter to place a guard around me. AA tells alcoholics to find new playmates and new playgrounds-in other words don't hang out with other drinkers and don't hang out at bars. Just doing those two things is a huge step in the right direction of controlling alcohol use in an alcoholic. Internet filters set up for adults (no over ride password available) effectively changes the playground from being a wonderland of free pornography to one that requires hard work to find porn that is accessible through the filter. Good filters are about 96% efective which means that you can get some porn if you try. But by the same token if you are trying to stay away from porn then it is very effective. Combine the filter with accountability reporting that gives someone else like your wife or good friend the ability to see the un-erasable history of where you have been going, then this begins to be very good and powerful. So, if you perceive porn to be a problem yet have trouble staying away from it then filtering is very useful and legtimate. It's also very cheap. Our filter costs $5 per month for as many as three computers. Good question Thanks- Ned Dominick, www.wisechoice.net
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