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InternetSafety.com Blog » Hype, Buzzwords, and the Permanence of “Sexting”, on April 23rd, 2009 at 1:16 pm Said:

[...] of sexting. A picture distributed through a phone or through the Internet never goes away. As we posted before, adults live in a world filled with real and lasting consequences, and because of that, permanence [...]
IronVine, on April 29th, 2009 at 9:22 pm Said:

Well, the methodology is definitely flawed – though I suspect it’s deliberate to draw attention to the problem.

Perhaps Opera is less “pervasive” than Britney Spears. That’s not to say Britney could do what Opera does. It’s to say that her cumulative impact, or Kobe’s impact, however devoid the message is of power, is more completely encoded into the mindscape.
Zensis, on May 5th, 2009 at 3:02 pm Said:

The list sounds absolutely absurd…well, because it is. The list was manipulated by hackers from that website, if you look at the first letter of the first 21 person…the message is “marblecake, also the game”.

Here is a more detailed account of how they hacked it – http://musicmachinery.com/2009/04/15/inside-the-precision-hack/

One of the person that hacked Time’s list –
“Zombocom joked to one of his friends “it would be funny to troll Time.com and put us up as most influential, but since we are not explicitly on the list we’ll have to spell it out. ” His friend thought it was impossible. But two weeks later, “marblecake’ was indeed spelled out for all to see at the top of the Time.com poll.

So what is the significance of ‘marblecake’? Zombocom says: ” Marblecake was an irc channel where the “Message to Scientology” video originated. Many believe we are “dead” or only doing hugraids etc, so I thought it would also be a way of saying : we’re still around and we don’t just do only “moralfag” stuff .”
Seattle Mom, on May 5th, 2009 at 3:36 pm Said:

Well, if porn is the new tobacco they should put a sin tax on it. In this economy we could use the revenue. Tax the porn!
Marriage Help, on May 5th, 2009 at 5:21 pm Said:

It’s true that it seems Myspace was a beta version of Facebook. Most of the people I know below 40 use Facebook and those above that age use Myspace. The older a person is the more likely they are to use Myspace.

To me, Myspace is clunky and not nearly as useful or easy to manage. Myspace is the 80s and Facebook is classic rock in that it never really goes away.

Just my two cents.
Walt D in LV, on May 6th, 2009 at 12:12 am Said:

The key difference that I see between the two is that smoking is an option. It is not required for the procreation of life. Introducing chemical contaminants and drugs into one’s body via cigarettes/tobacco is completely optional. Though sex is optional, if everyone stopped having sex, life would eventually end.

Sex is a natural part of life, and between two consenting adults should never be outlawed.

Pornography is described as is the depiction of explicit sexual subject matter for the purpose of sexually exciting the viewer. Millions, if not BILLIONS, of people have safely used pornography to enhance their bedroom activities, and often time, as a result, their lives.

Think about all of the families out there that are unable to have children, and how pornography has helped them. Something as simple as the pornography used in the sperm bank to obtain sperm samples. Is this wrong? How much happiness has this simple fact brought to the world?

While I do not condone pornography for (or about) children, and I understand some adults have become addicted to pornography, just as some are addicted to food (another necessary part of life), I cannot even begin to comprehend the idea of a society without pornography.

Walt D in LV
Walt D in LV, on May 6th, 2009 at 12:36 am Said:

Doing a search online for Christopher Poole, I came across the Wikipedia page that talked about his 4chan.org website. The article made specific mention as those here have also spoke of, that the Time magazine internet poll was falsely manipulated, either by hackers or by the enormous fanbase the 4chan website has. If a website with that large of a fanbase asks all its readers to go vote for them, and that causes the site to make the list, I really believe that is a testament to the site’s large influence.

It is very similar to Howard Stern, and his bid for governor of New York years ago. His enormous popularity and influence would have succeeded in him becoming governor, were it not for his dropping out of the race.

Oprah Winfrey is another person who has an enormous influence. She only needs to make a casual reference to something (e.g. a book) and it immediately tops the best seller list. This is the kind of influence that Time is talking about, and the fact this man made the list proves his influence.

Walt D in LV

P.S. Likewise, ANYONE else could recruit and/or request their fans/following to flock to the site to vote so that they may make the list.
Walt D in LV, on May 6th, 2009 at 12:39 am Said:

Oh, and in response to Seattle Mom:

“Seattle Mom, on May 5th, 2009 at 3:36 pm Said:

Well, if porn is the new tobacco they should put a sin tax on it. In this economy we could use the revenue. Tax the porn!”

Most pornography nowadays is available for free, so it’s impossible, if not impractical to tax pornography. Even if you put a 5, 10, 20, or 100% tax on it. 100% of zero is still zero.

Walt D in LV
Alan, on May 6th, 2009 at 5:35 pm Said:

A society without pornography would have no shortage of babies. It would, however, have fewer marriages destroyed and fewer women exploited. How much happiness would that bring to the world?
Fuyuasha, on May 7th, 2009 at 1:14 pm Said:

Anything that has the potential to be toxically addictive needs intelligent filtering.

Pornography is such a loaded action in so many ways that tobacco is/was not, but the potential destructive potential is so much more IMHO
Albert, on May 8th, 2009 at 6:39 am Said:

We are aware of the sites which encourage friendship, dating services and more. All of these sites would require some personal information such name, address, birthdays and more enable to avail of membership. The personal information will come in handy for other people who have something on their minds but not friendship. The alarming news about some kids getting kidnapped by a stranger seems to be an ordinary scenario. Little do we know that we can prevent it with some internet safety tips for children. You can have some tips below to say to your children.
Mica, on May 8th, 2009 at 10:18 am Said:

I agree with Alan, and cannot believe the crap written by Walt in LV- but then, you do live in sin city so maybe you have become immune to the ill effects these things have on society?? I am not usually this bold and I have never posted anything to a blog before, but my family has been DESTROYED by the effects of internet pornography, porn chat sites and so on. In my opinon, no good can come from porn- it expoits women at the highest level and ridiculously distorts male’s view of what is acceptable and normal when it comes to sex. LOVE is not involved with porn. And, Porn is physically destructive just as alcohol and drug addiction is. Sadly, statistics and experts will tell you that sexual addiction is harder to recover from than alcohol or drug addiction. People lose their jobs, marriages, and end up in jail because of the sex industry and its effects. When are we going to stand up as people and do what is right? Just because we live in America where there is freedom doesn’t make it RIGHT. We have a responsibility to our children and their future to put a stop to this. I will get off my soapbox now, but I hope more will come to realize how severe this is fight for our children and FAMILIES- a dying concept in today’s society sadly.
Tyler, on May 8th, 2009 at 10:54 am Said:

Poppycock…and I mean that to pornography! Having struggled with the guilt, condenmation and shame of this garbage for well over 2 decades I know it can and does wreck havoc on everyday life.

[While I do not condone pornography for (or about) children, and I understand some adults have become addicted to pornography, just as some are addicted to food (another necessary part of life), I cannot even begin to comprehend the idea of a society without pornography.]

A horrible argument, we need food, we do NOT need sex in order to survive. Yes, if we want the human race to continue then we get married and enjoy sexual relations with one and the only woman we are supposed to love, adore and satisfy.

Sir, you not being able to see society without porn is probably due to the fact that you may have an addiction yourself or it plays a pivotal role in your life somehow. I can say that when my Dad stopped smoking it was difficult but he broke through the addiction and has lived a healthier and more fulfilled life.

The decision I made to stop consciously look at porn everyday and think about it and allow it to control my life was the day I truly started to fight. It’s been an up-hill battle but I have brothers and sisters to help me along the way.

By His grace and for His glory alone,

Tyler
sherri, on May 8th, 2009 at 11:39 am Said:

If you need pornography in the bedroom than there is something wrong. Sex is meant to be between a husband and wife. That is what God intended. You are married and then you reproduce. If you think it’s safe to bring porn into a marriage than you have never suffered the effects of it. God never intended the marriage bed to be degraded like that. I pray that there will someday be a society without porn. How many marriages would be saved by that simple fact.
MBK in NYC, on May 9th, 2009 at 8:18 pm Said:

Walt D in LV … if you honestly expect people to believe that there is not huge revenue flowing through these channels, not just ad space dollars but actual subscription fees, you really are insulting the general populace by asking them to be as gullible as you yourself are.

As for the poll and the influence (or whatever portion of the poll you are trying say constitutes some type a “real” influence that should be counted, beyond the effects of the hacking), skewed polling techniques are standard advertising operating procedure, and can be manipulated and generated a lot of ways. If you honestly think that a more highly mobilized fan-base necessarily means a fan-base that is a larger percentage of the general populace (ie the persons being influenced), then you really are a sucker for advertising. Yes, anybody could swing the vote that way if they mobilized enough … but then not everybody will have that same motivation will they? A company making even banner-ad dollars, let alone subscriptions, will have much more incentive to drum up people to go vote than just about anybody else … greed is a great motivator and airtime/web-hits generate cash. anybody who tells you differently is selling something … and it looks like you bought it.
InternetSafety.com Blog » Debate Around Megan Meier Cyberbullying Bill Heats Up, on May 12th, 2009 at 2:03 pm Said:

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Dirk, on May 16th, 2009 at 2:03 pm Said:

Porn is not required for the procreation of life, that is silly. The main difference between tobacco in the early 60s and porn now is that our society seems to be more aware of potentially addicting activities and, overall, this is a good thing. I think that the average person knows that porn addiction is real. In the 50s & 60s I dont think people really thought in these terms so much.
Some activities are just wrong in any amount (porn in my opinion) some may be OK in moderation (wine or the occasional cigar, again in my opinion) a good way to see if you are out of control, ask yourself this question; if everyone in the country consumed/patronized at your level where would the particular industry be? thriving or going bankrupt…just a thought.
Yulquen, on May 18th, 2009 at 4:43 pm Said:

I was laughing and shaking my head when I read Walt D’s post, because of the seemingly complete ignorance about this issue he is showing here. Porn is in fact very addictive, it’s destructive and it’s completely destroys the character in any person who watches it, even if it’s done in moderate amounts.

It’s destroys how a men looks at the other sex and the worst thing it’s intensifies the objectification mentality in general. Sad thing is that the p industry are constantly pushing harder and more extreme content on the market (there have to be some kind of limit, which I really hope they are about to reach soon), which in turn only makes the objectification of women even worse and more aggressive. Porn addiction also enhances isolation and depression in society as well, as p watching usually is a lonly and isolated act.

Hope this guy (Walt D in lv) will be able to get his head out of the sand someday, and see the reality as it is. Or, as already suggested, he might be addicted himself, and the addict in him unfortunately have taken over, making him blind for the truth…

Porn destroys lives and our socety in general, and I’m really hoping sometime in the future we’ll enjoy a p free society. Or at least strictly reduced.
Reub, on May 18th, 2009 at 5:13 pm Said:

Wow, what excellent responses. Walt D, please consider those responses.
jbevans, on May 23rd, 2009 at 8:24 am Said:

Internet pornography is a growing aggressive cancer on families and relationships. The rapidity, anonymity and affordability make it a major threat to stable family life. Filtering is a key component of keeping this monster out of the house.

I’m writing about this now at my blog and filtering is one of the areas I will be discussing next week.
Rodolfo Perez, on May 26th, 2009 at 5:20 pm Said:

Does the safe eyes software works on cell phones like OMNIA i990-L?
Graham, on June 1st, 2009 at 3:22 am Said:

A pleasure to come to your site. Thnks very much!
Eli Stevens, on June 2nd, 2009 at 1:59 pm Said:

I’m glad to see that even while pornography is being accepted by many different parts in the world, Rexburg Idaho can still take a stand against it. Good job!

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Parents beware: Bing previews video porn | Blogging, on June 2nd, 2009 at 8:45 pm Said:

[...] all pornographic content on Bing and Google searches out of the box,” according to a post on its company blog. From my perch in the sky, I wasn’t able to check with other filtering [...]
Bing, on June 2nd, 2009 at 10:27 pm Said:

And why is this a huge issue? Google videos would be just as easy to access for a child of any level of computer-savvy, and even google has videos embedded from other sites. And please, do you think it was tough for computer-savvy children to access porn before bing?
Stanley Holditch, on June 4th, 2009 at 5:09 pm Said:

Bing (the commenter) those are all valid points. It’s simply a difference of degrees really, and all we wanted to do was inform parents who are manually monitoring their kid’s Internet use that there is a new site to watch out for. Also, Microsoft has at least acknowledged the problem and is working towards a fix:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10257397-2.html

Thanks for commenting and please come back often!
Today in the Online Safety Blogosphere 6/17/09 « Filtering Facts, on June 17th, 2009 at 3:24 pm Said:

[...] Internet Safety. Com blogs on more Internet Safety Tips: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than 1-2 hours of total screen time (tv, [...]
InternetSafety.com Blog » Internet Safety Tip: Internet and Kids | XmasTips, on June 17th, 2009 at 10:48 pm Said:

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Counsel, on June 24th, 2009 at 2:15 pm Said:

How about publishing a “Parents guide to the Language of Messaging” so that everyone can get to know these terms?

I’d be happy to edit and compile the “book” into a legible format and provide a copy in “pdf” or “odt” format.
Online Safety Blogosphere Round Up June 24, 2009 « Filtering Facts, on June 24th, 2009 at 3:47 pm Said:

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Online Safety Blogosphere Round Up 6/24/09 « Filtering Facts, on June 25th, 2009 at 6:49 pm Said:

[...] Holditch at Internet Safety.com talks about an “ACLU Lawyer Compares Blocking Pornography to Ripping Apart Encyclopedia” I can’t tell you the number of times I have seen stories about people misusing libraries as [...]
Karen, on June 29th, 2009 at 7:38 am Said:

Thanks for the information, I have adult daughters ages 36 and 30 however I have a 10 yr old grandaughter who has a cell and I go through it all the time to see who is calling her and who she is acalling. It was given to her to keep in contact with her family especially her father who lives in Jamaica howeer she has given the number to a few of her classmates. A little boy likes her and calls her often. She texts as well and they are usually to her family however I want to be aware b/c you can never be too safe.
Thanks again for the information I will pass it on to co-workers, family, friends and clients.
Online Safety Blogosphere Round Up 06/30/2009 « Filtering Facts, on June 30th, 2009 at 5:55 pm Said:

[...] Internet Safety writes “Safe Eyes Mobile Complements Apple’s Parental Controls on iPhone” We want to applaud Apple for making the iPhone and iPod touch more family-friendly by [...]
Nequaine, on July 1st, 2009 at 10:50 pm Said:

I’m very disappointed that a commercial venture such as Internet Safety.com, which provides a product that I rely on for the welfar my children, feels the need to go politico and rip into the ACLU with such animosity and sarcasm. I could argue the merits of the work of the ACLU, but that’s not the point here. I think you as a company are better off not aligning yourself either with the right or the left, and that includes leaving off the attacks against the ACLU.
Marty Klein, on July 4th, 2009 at 2:14 am Said:

You say you “can’t tell you the number of times I have seen stories about people misusing libraries as their own personal adult theater.”
That’s where your credibility ends.
Why don’t you provide an actual number of actual incidents of people actually caught looking at X-rated material in the children’s section of a public library?
Citing story after vague story about a handful of incidents in a nation of 300 million people isn’t very persuasive. Actually, it’s propaganda.
Jerry, on July 15th, 2009 at 4:14 pm Said:

I am not currently using your product. Can it do the following?

I obviously will have an admin who will be gatekeeper over adding and/or removing blocked content but can all users of the PC add content to be blocked? I see this as sort of a shared responsiblity by all to add inappropriate content.
Stanley Holditch, on July 16th, 2009 at 12:58 pm Said:

You can always block more content no matter who you are. Administrators are the only ones that can remove blocked content.
Adam, on July 16th, 2009 at 1:38 pm Said:

I did not see this particular documentary, but have seen similar docs in the past from other networks. That seems to be the MO of the media … “we are going to make it appear that we care about erradicating these issues, but deep down, we just want to see how far we can push the envelope and this is a great excuse for us to show more skin and get away with it.”

It’s quite frustrating. I think these documentaries cause more people to stumble than actually help them. I know they have caused me to stumble in the past which is why I just avoid them altogether now.
Online Safety Blogosphere Round July 16, 2009 « Filtering Facts, on July 16th, 2009 at 10:22 pm Said:

[...] thinks that “CNBC’s Special on Porn Softporn Itself?” Last night CNBC aired “Porn: Business of Pleasure,” a documentary on the current state of [...]
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Rain, on July 17th, 2009 at 3:33 pm Said:

There are really lots of gamers who are addicted to various kind of games. And because of that, addiction become a growing concern to different countries. But what can one do to maximize the fun in online gaming without neglecting other important aspects of life? Check out this link for some tips. http://www.ultimatearticledirectory.com/article155288-Kicking+the+Habit.html
Julianne, on July 22nd, 2009 at 10:42 pm Said:

I wanted to recommend KidRex.org. It’s a kid safe google search that I think would be really helpful to other parents.

Thanks,
Julianne
Pornography: Bad for just ME or Bad for Everyone? | Purifying Grace, on July 30th, 2009 at 1:46 pm Said:

[...] acceptance of pornography in today’s culture and the acceptance of smoking in the fifties” (source). Furthermore, while I also do not know the statistics of the relationship of pornography to [...]
Courtnee, on July 30th, 2009 at 6:21 pm Said:

This needs to be addressed more than once a year. There are so many dangers online that could result in death.
Tom, on August 13th, 2009 at 11:23 am Said:

This isn’t rocket science but I see it all the time. Parents if you want to see your student bypass many painful moments in adolescence do two things with their phones. First disable the picture mail, sexting has hit every school and every grade. Secondly have the internet completely shut off their cellphones. Not just the subscribed part but also the ability to pick up wi-fi. As a parent I couldnt figure out if they had been spammed with it or been looking at it ,could you? Yes you will not be popular but parenting isn’t about being popular its about adults making the best decisions for their students. You pay the bill so be a part deciding what goes on with the device. We live in a rural town of 4,000 and this problem is rampant.
Matt S, on August 14th, 2009 at 3:11 am Said:

“But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.” – James 1:14-15

Don’t be decieved…it’s not a mental disorder, it’s sin. Deal with your sin, repent before a holy God, trust in Christ and he will lift your burden and take away your desire. Maybe not overnight, but He will do it.
Suricou Raven, on August 14th, 2009 at 6:14 pm Said:

How exactly does overnight charging help? It might keep the teens away from their phones for a short time, but they have more then enough at school to make up for it. The only reason I can see such an idea being of use would be by providing an excuse for some rummaging around it’s files.

I also would like to point out that just about any teenager who has parents friending their social network profile will soon catch on to the idea of multible profiles… one respectable sham for the parents, and one real profile they don’t know about.
Suricou Raven, on August 17th, 2009 at 10:00 am Said:

An interesting theory, but something just feels wrong. If what he said were true, I would expect to see far more pedophiles.

I think I might have a way to test it though. The research is beyond me, so I can’t do this, but it occurs to me that if internet porn is indeed creating the perfect environment to create pedophiles there should be evidence in age distribution of offenders – they should be mostly in their early to mid twenties, people who spent their sexually-formulative teenage years online with maximum exposure to online pornography.

I also have my doubts about just how easy child porn is to find – I’ve always assumed that it’s got to be fairly hidden, simply because any advertised too openly would quickly attract the attention of law enforcement. But, for obvious reasons, I’m not going to look for it myself and find out with any certinty.
Jason, on August 18th, 2009 at 1:58 pm Said:

Great article. We have recently formed a not for profit called SA Lifeline that focuses on Sexual / Pornography addiction education and instruction. As part of our launch we have teamed with a leading Neurologist that have done an extensive amount of research on the topic. He also completed a book about pornography addiction that dives into its impact on the brain. Please take a look at the write up on the book and let us know you think. 100% of the proceeds from the book are going to spread this message. To date we have given away over 500 books to local religious, civic, and business leaders in our immediate community.

http://salifeline.org/he-restoreth-my-soul-by-donald-l-hilton-jr-md/
GrampaSaidSo.com Snippets – Friday, 21st August 2009, on August 21st, 2009 at 2:26 am Said:

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Jenny Lee, on August 22nd, 2009 at 5:51 am Said:

Microsoft Bing would be the closest competitor of Google. but i still use Google because it shows more relevant search results on the serp.
David Stembridge, on August 27th, 2009 at 10:12 am Said:

It would be great to have some of the time restrictions as well. We have it set for internet to be “off” after midnight; but this doesn’t stop a young user from “chatting” or using mail well into the wee hours, long after everyone else is in bed asleep. I know these can be manually switched off; but having that automated feature on the desktop app has been very helpful in limiting hours of usage.
George, on September 2nd, 2009 at 1:52 am Said:

i have been evaluating the search results of Microsoft Bing compared to Google and they are comparable. Bing gives almost the same relevant search results just like Google.
carol, on September 7th, 2009 at 4:59 am Said:

yes, this setting can be very helpful in maintaining privacy in the Facebook community but the first and foremost rule must be: not to add strangers especially for reasons like number of friends and game pals. if you are put in a position wherein declining a friend request is a matter of life and death, you can always delete them after.

thanks. great post.
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social networking software development, on September 17th, 2009 at 11:44 am Said:

I think that now we can define this generation geek largely influenced by social networks. Many Internet users have registered at least one social network that is personal (Facebook), professional (MySpace) and microblogging (Twitter), photo sharing, social publishing and so on. One component of social networking, as we have seen together, it is almost always bundled with 2.0 sites (and others).
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theRab, on September 25th, 2009 at 6:44 am Said:

You’ll find many sounding pictures for kiddies on http://www.Winzki.de
The “Winzki.de” apps have been specifically designed for the use by young children. For example: If you swipe, it even works when another finger rests on the display. AND they work with the iPhone in “Airplane mode”.

Of course, there’s a “Lite Winzki” for free, so you can try it out. More themes are “Farm Winzki”, “Home Winzki”, “Build Winzki”, “Cute Winzki” and possibly even more…

iTunes link to “Lite Winzki”: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331553563&mt=8

Have fun!
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Jason Demeter, on October 1st, 2009 at 3:03 pm Said:

I just have to say that this is amazing gesture, and an amusingly random article for me to stumble across. I was linked to your site by the Rick and Bubba Show and I saw this article. Although I’m currently living in South Carolina, my wife is from Russellville and her family still lives there. Great work guys!
Mike, on October 2nd, 2009 at 11:41 am Said:

Sounds good, but safe eyes mobile uses its own browser. Whats to stop anyone using safari instead? that would completely bypass the safe eyes filter surely?
Stanley Holditch, on October 5th, 2009 at 3:29 pm Said:

Right, which is why everyone needs to restrict Safari using the restrictions under the general settings on your iPhone/iPod touch. Also, since there are other browsers that you can download besides Safari, parents should also restrict the app store so that their kids don’t download a browser to get around Safe Eyes Mobile.
Eluamous Nailo, on October 8th, 2009 at 9:27 am Said:

Of course, the main problem with this approach it that the child can actually format the phone, allowing him to just reinstall all programs and circumvent any parental controls, as a format and a re-sync doesn’t sync settings, only music/video. Therefore, you must prohibit access to iTunes on the computer itself, which poses problems, since it removes that main syncing option for the iPhone.
Stanley Holditch, on October 8th, 2009 at 11:27 am Said:

Thanks Nailo. This is of course the reason that technology can never completely replace parenting, and why we recommend that all our customers talk about Internet Safety as a family before installing our filters. What Nailo describes is basically a “nuclear option” which would wipe out all apps downloaded on the iPhone, and is more a problem with Apple’s implementation of parental controls as it affects all settings as well. This is a perfect example of why good parenting must accompany good technology. Neither work very well on their own. Periodically check your kids iPhone to make sure that they haven’t reformatted.
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Eluamous Nailo, on October 13th, 2009 at 9:26 pm Said:

Good job guys. It’s nice to see that even in tough times, people are still helping each other through rough waters (no pun intended).
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Carroll Hall, on October 24th, 2009 at 10:03 pm Said:

I’m glad that SafeEyes was recently updated. My friends son found a temporary backdoor. Now I am thinking about getting it after my other software expires.
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Jimmy Sy, on November 2nd, 2009 at 6:48 am Said:

i have been using the BING search engine for a couple of weeks. it seems to be as good as Google but for some reason i would still want to stick with Google search engine –
hannah trinity, ATT Uverse Reviews, on November 4th, 2009 at 2:13 am Said:

I wonder how hard it is to be customer rep acting as a cushion to absorb customer complains. Good to hear there are some companies doing something about making their employee feel appreciated.
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Travis, on November 6th, 2009 at 6:47 pm Said:

When are you going to release an app for Android?
Stanley Holditch, on November 10th, 2009 at 6:16 pm Said:

As soon as we can.
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Emmanuel Williams, on November 16th, 2009 at 2:49 pm Said:

Re the question: why do so many people use internet porn when they don’t approve? Porn IS an addictive activity, and addicts are often split between being an addict and doing the things that this/her addiction wants/drives them to do, and a deeper, I would suggest HIGHER part of their being which knows that this addictive activity (booze, drugs, porn, gambling) is harming them. Porn’s more subtle in the sense that unlike drink of drugs it’s not obviously physically harmful, and unlike gambling it doesn’t cost much, if anything. Because of this it’s harder to combat. There’s no doubt in my mind that porn is possibly the worst type of addiction because it profoundly degrades the inner feeling of which sexuality is a part, and influences young men in particular to view girls and women as objects to be manipulated according to the most recent porn activity they watched.
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Deborah Dicho, on November 19th, 2009 at 9:06 am Said:

My 12 yr son is fascinated by utube videos. The filtering from safe eyes seems to be doing a good job but do you think it goes far enough?
Angela, on November 21st, 2009 at 6:49 pm Said:

How about a toolbar for Firefox?
Stanley Holditch, on November 24th, 2009 at 3:40 pm Said:

The youtube filtering works very well, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t occasionally sit down with your son and ask him to show you something cool on YouTube. It will let you know what types of things he’s looking at, but also just provide an opportunity for the two of you to share a laugh or talk. Maintaining involvement and open communication are always key.
InternetSafety.com Blog » Parenting Through the Predator Paradox, on November 25th, 2009 at 10:36 am Said:

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self esteem, on November 29th, 2009 at 8:59 am Said:

nice and well written post!!!
Suricou Raven, on November 30th, 2009 at 8:51 pm Said:

“Furthermore, the study that Magid is referring to actually shows a 402% increase in the arrest of online predators from 2000 to 2006, so there is clear statistical and case-by-case evidence that the problem not only exists, but is actually getting worse.”

Whoever wrote that? Go back to school. Study basic statistics. Because you just flunked it. You’re wrong for two reasons, either of which should be blindingly obvious.

Firstly, the internet was exploding in popularity during that period. More people online means more crime online, whatever the crime.

Secondly, because 2000-2008 also happens to be the period when the most successful crackdown on child porn ever was in play – in the UK under the codename Operation Ore, with constant exchange of information with the FBI handling the american side.

Is it any surprise that convictions went up so high?

Other than that, what can you offer? Single examples and scarey stories, that’s all. Worthless. You’re trying to mask the extremally low danger by terrifying parents into overreacting.
Stanley Holditch, on December 2nd, 2009 at 10:20 am Said:

Thanks for your comments. What is really needed is a realistic portrayal of the problem that informs parents not only of worst case scenarios like the ones in the post, and of their real likelihood, but also what are more common scenarios associated with chatting and chat rooms. And whatever your opinions on the reason for the 402% increase, the fact is there was a 402% increase in arrests according to the study. The fact that the majority of the arrests were due to increases in law enforcement involvement only shows that tactics fighting the problem are working, not that the problem is somehow going away or non-existent.

All we are saying is that this is a confusing area for parents because they are getting mixed signals, and there needs to be a clear examination of the problem that neither seeks to downplay or exaggerate the threat.
Warren, on December 4th, 2009 at 7:58 pm Said:

One problem is that most people, (especially men) don’t want to admit that it is a problem (or addiction), for fear of being associated with it and grossly labeled, whether they have a problem with it or not. So they pretend that they are above it, and that it is “everyone else” they are trying to protect, which only serves to perpetuate the myth. If more people (especially men) were honest about it, I think we would find that over 90% of men have at least a mild problem (or addiction), with a great percentage having serious problems (or addictions). It has just become too easy to find, and difficult to avoid, and it is time to admit that ALL of us need internet filtering. (Not just our kids). So to answer the question: why do so many people use internet porn when they don’t approve? Because they don’t want to admit that they are weak, and that they need help! Sometimes all it takes is a little help. I say, lets get it out of our homes, and out of our businesses, and we will have taken a big step in getting it out of our lives!
Moolis, on December 7th, 2009 at 2:48 pm Said:

Well i believe its the site owners responsibility to have some one monitor the chat room and if something is shady log the ip address give the authrities something to go on . Going into a chatroom is just a risk your takinge . yo unever know who is there a child or a big pervert . I use the one at http://www.belizesocial.com. and they monitor there chats . I think we should parent who volunteer to seek out these perverts
Wes Asbell, on December 9th, 2009 at 8:57 pm Said:

I wanted to share with you a website that ranks the hottest gifts this season by following Twitter trends and the buzz on over 50 social networking, e-commerce, and news websites. It’s http://www.christmasitlist.com. They have features, like each gift’s daily buzz stats and an indicator as to whether the gift has risen or fallen from the previous day. It just stated on Dec. 1st and runs ’till Christmas.
Tweets that mention InternetSafety.com Blog » Awareness Friday with Dr. Robi: Is Internet Pornography Consumption Addictive? -- Topsy.com, on December 11th, 2009 at 10:10 am Said:

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Charles, on December 13th, 2009 at 10:09 pm Said:

Sunderwirth is actually an organic chemist. He hasn’t published anything on this since 1996, its not mainstream psychology.
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internetsafetyguy, on December 16th, 2009 at 1:44 pm Said:

Nonsense. Pornography, in itself, is not inherently addictive. At all. I can prove it. Try this experiment:

Watch porn and do not masturbate at all. It may be difficult, but don’t. In fact, if you masturbate later on while you’re not watching porn, don’t even think about the porn that you watched.

Suddenly pornography’s not that addictive, is it? In fact, without directly connecting a physical, sexual experience of your own with the viewing of pornography, pornography doesn’t even feel that attractive.

Pornography is only addicting when masturbation is incorporated into the activity of viewing it. Separating the two activities is the key to defeating any perceived addiction.
Dad, on December 16th, 2009 at 2:13 pm Said:

Perhaps this was meant to all just be funny but it got out of hand at #7 and #8 & #9 are also ridiculous.

Vicki’s opinion is reprinted below.

My opinion (and the opinion of many other parenting experts) is that children APPRECIATE parents that are affectionate even though they will act like it grosses them out!

One of the many problems with marriages today is that Dad doesn’t show ENOUGH affection to Mom. Any child who has seen their parents divorce would give anything to have parents who exchanged PDA on Facebook and anywhere else.

Public Displays of Affection are ACCEPTABLE and even more so if you answer to the title “Mom” or “Dad.”

Could there be more behind Vicki’s opinion that what is really best for children when it comes to being a mom or dad?

Vicki Courtney wrote:
What child wouldn’t need intensive therapy after seeing Dad’s status message in the newsfeed: “My wife is a total hottie and I’m counting the days until our weekend get-away.” Ew, ew, ew. In fact, Dad’s entire friend list may need therapy after that one. Facebook PDA is unacceptable at any age, and even more so if you answer to the title “Mom” or “Dad.”
Diane Leone, on December 16th, 2009 at 2:27 pm Said:

We are confused about who actually sees a video that is posted to Utube. Our 13 y.o. daughter, made a video of herself singing a song and then posted it to Utube. She maintains that only her friends (people she has given her email address to) can view this. I don’t agree.

Who is correct?
Ed, on December 16th, 2009 at 4:35 pm Said:

I agree totally with Dan’s assessment and take it even further. Having a filter as good as SafeEyes is is not restricting, it is freeing. It frees you to allow your family to surf the internet without fear of accidently hitting inappropriate content. I gives me the freedom to know I am honoring my wife and children when I surf the internet myself.
Stanley Holditch, on December 17th, 2009 at 10:41 am Said:

Hi Diane,

YouTube does allow users to post videos and only share it with friends. Users can set a video to private and select 20 people to share it with, so your daughter could very well be telling you the truth. This is a great example of why it’s a good idea for parents to get accounts at all the major social networking sites, including video sharing sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, so that they can familiarize themselves with the user options.
Susan, on December 17th, 2009 at 3:24 pm Said:

I thought that this article would revolve around safety not sparing my child embarassment in their teen years! After having seen a 15-16 year old stalked i.e. 40 year old man show up at her birthday, her brother’s graduation and following her home, I am aware of the dangers that facebook and my-space can pose. The man was caught with a trunk full of cameras and several fake i.d.s He was then let go because he could not be charged on anything (this happened in Korea near a military base). This girl didn’t even have her own page, but was found by the man looking at pictures of her on a friend’s page! I would much rather post things and be in my kids lives than worry about what might enbarass them, i.e. this girl’s mom didn’t even know how to check her e-mail!
Charles, on December 17th, 2009 at 5:16 pm Said:

What a cop out! Why have you disabled comments on the youtube video? Scared that you will be exposed as a fraud.
Stanley Holditch, on December 18th, 2009 at 5:42 pm Said:

My mistake, they are on now. Please keep it clean and respectful.
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Ashley, on December 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pm Said:

Great tip! It’s so important to protect your digital footprint.

Don’t forget to double check your Applications and Websites settings as well, which controls what information of yours is available to Facebook via enhanced applications and websites. Here are two great references on this:

http://kiwicommons.com/2009/12/facebook-privacy-settings-guide/

http://www.facebook.com/help/#/help/?page=839
List of search engines, on December 27th, 2009 at 7:10 pm Said:

Good information very useful for me and I’m sure others that have taken a look at it say the same thing. There is alot of information that can be taken and used, even if it is only to impress other people
Carmen Gomez, on December 30th, 2009 at 1:22 am Said:

BING search engine is just as good as Google. In my own personal experience, Google does give more releveant search result than Bing but the difference is very small. **
Suricou Raven, on January 3rd, 2010 at 2:46 am Said:

There was a quite in-depth discussion of this video on xxxchurch.com, too:
http://xxxchurch.com/gethelp/parents/index/blog/isinternetpornaddictive.html

Unfortunatly it turned rather rambley and ran off-topic due to a dispute over the nature of sexuality between myself and some Christians.
Suricou Raven, on January 3rd, 2010 at 11:04 am Said:

A survey on sex by an MTV-affiliated website? That’s one hell of a selection bias.
Tom, on January 9th, 2010 at 8:44 pm Said:

i am a user of Microsofts BING search engine and it is as good as google for static webpage search. for searching blogs, i think google gives more relevant search results compared bing.
Vicki Courtney, on January 9th, 2010 at 10:19 pm Said:

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Charles, on January 10th, 2010 at 8:04 pm Said:

Suricou Raven, Keep up the good work,
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Stanley Holditch, on January 15th, 2010 at 11:47 am Said:

Wow, that is a looooooong comment thread. Interesting reading.
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Heather May, on January 18th, 2010 at 3:36 am Said:

my default search engine is Yahoo but now i am using BING because it is much better than Yahoo. i heard that Bing search engine would power Yahoo search also.
Gabe Gibitz, on January 18th, 2010 at 11:31 pm Said:

Will this be for the Mac as well as the PC?? I’m dying for a new version for the Mac.
top pda, on January 19th, 2010 at 2:34 am Said:

It is the producers’ responsibility to update their products. No innovation, no markets.
Stanley Holditch, on January 21st, 2010 at 1:07 pm Said:

The Mac version will come after the PC version, but we will start working toward getting the Mac version up to speed as soon as the PC version is released. Thanks for the interest!
Michael, on January 22nd, 2010 at 6:48 am Said:

Does anyone know if this will block out the previews or the thumbnails of mature content on itunes? I am always annoyed to see thumbnails on the cover pages of itunes that have mature content. Wether it be apps, tv, music or movies. The settings help if selecting it but does not block out the thumbnails.
Ben Lloyd, on January 22nd, 2010 at 11:51 am Said:

A fully-fledged browser with banner-ad blocking technology would be more useful.
Silvia Vega, on January 22nd, 2010 at 12:00 pm Said:

I am excited about this new 6.
Thank you so much for providing a safer alternative to our internet viewin. I feel alot safer knowing that I have safeeyes to protect my kids and myself from bad content. I thank God for you guys. Keep up and keep on getting ahead of the game. God bless
Suricou Raven, on January 29th, 2010 at 6:38 pm Said:

The cynical side of me says that Wood’s treatment isn’t for him so much as for his reputation. Spend a little time in therepy, then come out with the announcement that he is ‘cured.’ Problem solved, reputation saved. He isn’t really a cheat – he was just under the influence of a now-corrected medical problem.
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William Carroll, on February 3rd, 2010 at 11:35 am Said:

I am a past user of just the standard safeyes program and would like to subscribe to it again. How do I go about it? I want to block internet porn.
Kymm, on February 4th, 2010 at 10:53 pm Said:

i think that Bing is not as good as Google. Google would still index new websites faster than Bing. Microsoft would still need a lot of catching to do with GoogleBot.
Stanley Holditch, on February 5th, 2010 at 10:41 am Said:

Easy, just go here and sign up:
http://www.internetsafety.com/safe-eyes-parental-control-software.php
whiteshark0121, on February 9th, 2010 at 3:47 am Said:

I’d recommend this site for kids, visit TUKI (The Ultimate Kids’ Internet), an environment for kids that builds character, teaches kids about money and finance, health and nutrition, success principles, internet safety and is fun and safe.
Shailendra, on February 12th, 2010 at 4:11 am Said:

Useful tips, specially 3rd one “Up skill yourself online”.

It is very much required for everybody to keep you updated with advancement in technology to be aware about its pros and cons.
Dan Kleinman, on February 16th, 2010 at 11:43 am Said:

Judith Reisman of http://www.drjudithreisman.com/ may be interested in this story. She is concerned with, for example, “the power and effect of images and the monopoly media to alter human behavior.”

Perhaps you could contact John Mayer and Robert Pattinson to see if they are willing to assist her in her efforts regarding the topic they discussed.
Allen Sangster, on February 16th, 2010 at 2:09 pm Said:

As a side note to Mayer’s comment, check out: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,595060957,00.html
Turns out he was right.
Martina, on February 17th, 2010 at 3:04 pm Said:

That’s one of the things I love most about SafeEyes – that it works on all browsers on the computer. There is a lot of talk about protecting children around here but in my household it’s just my husband and I and it’s him that asked me to set up web content filters. I used to have a filter set up on Firefox (a free add-on kind of thing) but he admitted that the temptation to download another browser was a problem. SafeEyes has been great for us!

Does the new YouTube filter work for Mac? On the previous version of SafeEyes it was only for PC. I was pretty disappointed when I found that out since YouTube has been a problem for us in the past.
Kim Lautner, on February 18th, 2010 at 11:54 am Said:

I use both Bing and Google search engine and i dont see much difference in their search results. I use google for searching hard to find academic topics and Bing for general search.
Suricou Raven, on February 18th, 2010 at 1:09 pm Said:

If you are worried about browser-switching, then safeeyes isn’t a full solution either: All it does is force the user to go to the extra trouble of downloading and burning a linux liveCD.
Suricou Raven, on February 19th, 2010 at 1:29 pm Said:

“Conducting an image search for an innocuous subject like ‘MasterCard’ can have children confronted with sexually explicit images in a matter of seconds.”

I just have to test this… And it works! Cool.

“In a recent explorative survey of three hundred Internet users, a significant relationship was found between online exposure to sexualized content and sexual obsession, deviation and perversion (in both online and offline behavior).”

It seems more plausable to me that this goes the other way: People predisposed towards sexual ‘obsession, deviation and perversion’ as Robi rather unscientifically puts it are more likely to look at pornography.
Cecilia Martin, on February 20th, 2010 at 9:51 am Said:

Do you have safe eyes for Kindle??
Aron Esmond, on February 21st, 2010 at 12:11 am Said:

I clearly can’t speak regarding someone else, however I believe all of the press that this saga is receiving is absurd. Tiger cheated on his spouse, not the game of golf. The only people the guy really should have to appease is going to be his loved ones and sponsors. It is actually obvious why he must apologize and try to make amends with Elin. His sponsors have invested plenty of cash marketing the guy. In addition to that, this is a confidential family concern and they ought to be permitted to handle this behind closed doors. The public just doesn’t have the right to find out every small detail with regards to everybody’s life, no matter what their public figure status.
oh amanda, on February 21st, 2010 at 8:08 pm Said:

Interesting. I like this phrase: substituting endlessness for intimacy. It’s true that social media is ENDLESS..you can ALWAYS be online talking & connecting to someone. But how intimate is it?

Thanks for the great post!
Kevin O'Reilly, on February 22nd, 2010 at 11:21 am Said:

Can I view these usage reports remotely on your web site, as the administrator? Or, do I have to sit at each child’s computer and view them. The former, as you might expect, is far more attractive. Having to interrupt them in the evening is far more invasive. Thanks.
Egbert O'Foo, on February 22nd, 2010 at 12:23 pm Said:

“The cynical side of me says that Wood’s treatment isn’t for
him so much as for his reputation. Spend a little time in therepy, then come out with the announcement that he is ‘cured.’ Problem solved, reputation saved. He isn’t really a cheat – he was just under the influence of a now-corrected medical problem.”

And I think we need to stop here and make the following point: an “addiction” is a behavior that a] the subject detests and wants to quit, and b] is apparently unable to quit, and c] he/she despairs of his/her ability to quit.

It’s certainly not clear that Tiger is an addict. He’s definitely been extremely badly behaved. If Elin was aware of this beforehand, she didn’t handle it well … he should’ve been tossed out for his bad behavior at the first sign and the pressure shouldn’t have been allowed to build to the point that she (ostensibly) took a club to him and chased him into the streets.

Apparently, he was allowed to behave badly until she broke. Now, I suppose it’s possible that this behavior was unknown to Mrs. Woods until the incident. Generally, a man will respond to the negative consequences of his actions … but if there are no consequences until the “straw that breaks the camel’s back” and then divorce happens, it’s too late for the marriage, or his reputation.

Another casualty of sin.
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unnikuttan, on February 23rd, 2010 at 5:45 am Said:

cool video
Stanley Holditch, on February 23rd, 2010 at 1:16 pm Said:

Yes, you can view them on our web site. Just go to the Safe Eyes page and click the “My Account” button at the top right. To do this, you have to elect to keep the reports on our server.
Moviebake, on February 23rd, 2010 at 7:00 pm Said:

Interesting this obviously isnt the first program of its kind to operate in this manner. It is good to see it getting such heavy support from the corporations. Perhaps we are further along the road to fully supported streaming media that has previously been indicated.

Overview of this story @:http://moviebake.com/uncategorized/filtering-online-tv-and-movies-with-safe-eyes-6/
Sarah Baranco, on February 24th, 2010 at 11:20 am Said:

Whne will Safe eyes be available?
Sarah Baranco, on February 24th, 2010 at 11:28 am Said:

Why do we have to buy the safe eyes 6. I have been able to upgrade for free since I brought the program about 7 or 8 months ago. I don’t think it fair that I have to spend 80.00 buck every two years for an upgrade when I spend 60 bucks to buy the program. If i already have the safe eyes 5.6 can i upgrade to the 6 version without paying for it. not everyone has $80 to just lay down at a drop of a hat.
Anon, on February 24th, 2010 at 2:03 pm Said:

I am the wife of a man who has had a sexual addiction for 30 years. I was unaware of his addiction and subsequent adultery until recently. It seems impossible to believe that the man you love can carry on a secret life that you are unaware of, yet other than a few red flags, it happened to me. He is now in recovery which includes an accountability partner, internet filter which reports his activity on the internet to his accountability partner, a support group, a counselor, a church that has been very supportive to both him and me, and his complete submission to the Lord. Though the scars of his betrayal run deep I have, through the power of God, been able to forgive him and continue to love him. Our marriage is healing. I want others to know who have a spouse with a sexual addiction it is possible to rebuild your marriage but only through a close walk with the one who died for our sins, our Savior and Lord. The other thing I want others to be aware of is that my husband’s walk into the deep darkness of sexual sin began when he was exposed as a young boy to pornography. So many of the men in his support group can attest to similar experiences. I caution you parents and grandparents to guard your children’s eyes against the images of lust that get engraven on their minds.
Veu, on February 24th, 2010 at 2:42 pm Said:

Hi!

Can we see all videos that our kids have been watched, but just the videos watched in the media player or in the youtube and all sites where have videos?

Thanks!
Stephen Conroy, on February 26th, 2010 at 12:21 am Said:

Excellent! Glas to hear it!
Jared Ullrich, on March 2nd, 2010 at 12:29 pm Said:

I am glad that google and youtube take steps to show us that they care about the content that they are putting out. The more we can get them on the side of the family, the more support they will have from me!
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Stanley Holditch, on March 3rd, 2010 at 12:34 pm Said:

All upgrades are free to current subscribers. You can download Safe Eyes 6 for free with no additonal charges to your yearly subscription. $49.95 per year is all you have to pay.
Pornography: Bad for just ME or Bad for Everyone?, on March 4th, 2010 at 4:21 pm Said:

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Charles, on March 4th, 2010 at 9:22 pm Said:

Article which appeared on “the Scientist.com” recently says:
“Michael Goldstein and Harold Kant found that rapists were more likely than nonrapists in the prison population to have been punished for looking at pornography while a youngster, while other research has shown that incarcerated nonrapists had seen more pornography, and seen it at an earlier age, than rapists. What does correlate highly with sex offense is a strict, repressive religious upbringing. Richard Green too has reported that both rapists and child molesters use less pornography than a control group of “normal” males.”
http://www.the-scientist.com/2010/3/1/29/1/
Adapted from “Pornography, Public Acceptance and Sex Related Crime: A Review,” Int J Law Psychiatry, 32:304–14, 2009. http://www.hawaii.edu/PCSS/biblio/articles/2005to2009/2009-pornography-acceptance-crime.html
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Suricou Raven, on March 5th, 2010 at 2:15 pm Said:

“will be made into a feature film of the same name, which is slated for release in 2011.”

I look forward to making fun of it.
Emily, on March 8th, 2010 at 12:29 pm Said:

That’s fantastic. It’s really great that someone who really doesn’t have to help, does. Thanks David!
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Kaki, on March 10th, 2010 at 10:41 am Said:

children should not be allowed to use the internet until 16 thats my veiw

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