| Do you think government should block porn sites..? |
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Asked 1 year ago
by haritsanwar  Indonesia |
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No. That would be the worst kind of censorship; however, they *should* close down sites that make child pornography available.
Agree, it should my personal choice if I want to look at porn yes or no, governments have no business in there. If I had children that I did not want to look at porn it would my obligation as a parent to tell them not to do so and / or install a filter. I make the same exception for child pornography or other forms that claim victims.
Just the one, that are NOT FREE! ;) :p
LOL
There is more than one that's not free (so I've been told). XD
We don't need any more government controls on us, I think it is the responsibility on parents (and it is a responsibility of all parents to protect their children)
It also should be an option of the IP provider, to allow it or not. I would like to see a choice available from the IP.
The ISP (a private company) should be allowed to sensor what I can or can't see?
Certainly, You have a choice of providers. If I was running a daycare, church or something with a bunch of kids, I wouldn't want it. Remember the porn sites do everything they can to pop-up ads, send emails, redirect your browser to their sites with no warning. Library's should be able to block porn because of underage and public usage. What you do, as an adult on your own computer is your own business. And if you want it available you should have that option. Software doesn't always work or kids will find a way around it. I do know there are some sites that block porn but not many.
You educate your children about what they see on the internet, I do with my kid. I also teach him to be confident about himself and his feelings and answer any question he has honestly and in a way he can understand.
At work I never blocked any site, I just kept the logs where people went on a local website accessible to every one in the company. If an ISP would offer a block and I had the choice to use the block or not I would have no problem. (I would not be using the block) I have also reported a couple of child porn sites and credit card thieves to the police, the child porn sites they were interested in, the credit card thieves they were not.
Now if a person was interested in a list of objectionable sites, there are plenty of them floating about on the net. I think that some of the sites on those list are even more objectionable then the blocking itself. But I find it sad that people in power believe that censoring the internet works, It does not work in China, Iran or anywhere else. I, like thousands of others have also set up (legal) software on my system that allows Iranians and Chinese to circumvent their blocks) but there are far better (but slightly harder) ways to accomplish the same goals.
Playing Ostrich is not the answer.
I have 3 daughters, I wouldn't them them blasted with porn every time they turned the computer on. 2 of them work in churches one in on east coast the other on the west coast so I think about the kids of all ages and wouldn't want them exposed to porn there. If an IP offered it, it gives you the customer the choice, I'm opposed to any type government control of the internet.
We were all born naked, probably by design. God let Adam and Eve run around naked and at no point did he ever tell them to put clothes on, so apparently He didn't think there was anything wrong with it. For some peculiar reason Adam felt ashamed of God's handiwork when he saw he was naked in the Garden of Eden. Now imagine how bad this probably made God feel that Adam was ashamed of His handiwork?
Being that this was all Old Testament stuff -- the era when God smited everyone that pissed Him off, I am truly surprised he didn't smite Adam for this huge sin -- dissing God's magnificent handiwork. Of course if He did smite Adam He'd have had to Create another Adam so His Grand Plan could proceed as planned, right?
Additionally, where in the Bible does it say sex acts have to be private? Chapter and verse if you please. I think it was the Victorian era that made people so uptight. That was over 100 years ago. We can move on now.
I never said there was anything wrong with a naked body! I never said there was anything wrong with the sex act!
I was talking about the Internet and porn! You didn't mention either word once in your reply, didn't even hint on the subject. Is there anything wrong with you performing the sex act in front of your (or neighbors) 5 year old, 10 year old or your 15 year old. I think so but maybe you don't and that is the debate.
Now we were talking about porn, and I think there should be ways for responsible adults to block it from the homes, especially with children. I also think people who want to allow it should also have that choice. I am greatly against any governmental controls though. Government botches everything they get involve in. If IP's were the ones with the controls, I think we would be able to please everyone.
Why don't you just do that yourself? http://www.netnanny.com/
As I said earlier, with software kids can get around it or it doesn't always work. Their are many software programs, some better then others but when kids know more about computers the adults, some program won't stop them.
How do you put a program on a neighbors laptop?
You don't put a program on a neighbors laptop without their permission, that is immoral. Regardless of what the ISP does, they can not block any one that wants to go to the porn sites.
Your kids will be confronted with porn, either on internet, tv, magazines, school, home, or even in church. Educate your kids about everything, that way they are likely to grow up as healthy adults.
Last time!
1st thing, Let me clarify this, a neighbor's laptop in your home.
You can't put your program on your neighbor laptop .... so your kids have access to porn either by choice or accident (I never said anything about asking permission). If you have the IP block it, it doesn't come "into" the house unless you want it, with kids the safest way to prevent accidental viewing is to not have it.
If you really have no concerns with kids seeing it then don't have your IP block it!
I hope it's clear now.
Like I said, look for a provider that offers it as a service, or do it yourself. (Set up a proxy and force all traffic over that proxy.) But if I was an ISP I would not offer the service as it is to easy to bypass and I could be held liable.
Blocking does not work when kids are determined to be unrestricted by (what they consider) silly rules, the best bet parents have is for educating our children to act responsibly. Will you be able to prevent your children going to visit other kids homes, prevent them from using wireless connections to the neighbor homes, or to bypass the restrictions you or the ISP set up? I have worked with firewalls and IT security for over 20 years and I am not good enough to prevent it, maybe you will have better luck.
I don't plan to do anything, my kids are grown and no children around. I was making the point for so many families with young children and places like churches, daycare, YMCA, etc.
I still have a boy at home and I want him protected as well, I chose to educate (and monitor) his behavior, both on-line and off-line, with the knowledge that security through obscurity does not work. As far as I can tell it has had good results (he was awarded the principal award for cooperation and behavior this year)
What is porn but naked bodies and sex acts?
About ISP control vs government control, yes, ISP control is preferable as long as those who want access are not denied.
Incidentally, I have never subscribed to a porn site in the 20 years I've been on the Internet, I just think others should have the right as long as they aren't hurting anyone else in the process.
By golly, I think you got it! Well most of it!
IP control OVER government prohibition( and that is what it would be).
I've never subscribed either but I have gotten email and pop-ups unsolicited from them). It's not a big deal because I'm over the consent age and I have a delete button (after a few minutes) but if a child was in the room it would have been wrong.
I also feel it's a personal choice, to have it or not. I will add though, I would like to see it not permitted for sex offenders or rapists (adults or minors) to be allowed to have it available, that's a whole 'nother can of worms (they should be "unsexed", it you know what I mean).
The one thing is naked bodies and the sex act, I don't necessarily consider porn but when you say acts with a "s" it can change what your seeing and age makes a big difference and who I would want to prevent from seeing it. Art is filled with naked bodies and not really problem, sex act well ... that's a little harder to say but porn can embarrass or shock many adults and is not intended for children (of any age).
But, it's just my opinion, your intitled to you own.
Sadly those list are nothing more then pre made bookmark list for pedophiles...
What list?
The "block lists" that governments put out. They tend to get leaked when they add non child porn sites to the list.
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