10 Facts About Content-control software

An Internet filter is software that restricts or controls the content an Internet user is capable to access, especially when utilized to restrict material delivered over the Internet via the Web, Email, or other means.

Content-control software determines what content will be available or be blocked.

Content-control software was mentioned as blocking access to Beaver College before its name change to Arcadia University.

Many would find it unacceptable that an ISP, whether by law or by the ISP's own choice, should deploy such Content-control software without allowing the users to disable the filtering for their own connections.

Some content-control software companies responded by claiming that their filtering criteria were backed by intensive manual checking.

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Motion Picture Association successfully obtained a UK ruling enforcing ISPs to use content-control software to prevent copyright infringement by their subscribers.

Many types of content-control software have been shown to block sites based on the religious and political leanings of the company owners.

NetAlert, the Content-control software made available free of charge by the Australian government, was allegedly cracked by a 16-year-old student, Tom Wood, less than a week after its release in August 2007.

Some libraries that employ content-control software allow the software to be deactivated on a case-by-case basis on application to a librarian; libraries that are subject to CIPA are required to have a policy that allows adults to request that the filter be disabled without having to explain the reason for their request.

Many legal scholars believe that a number of legal cases, in particular Reno v American Civil Liberties Union, established that the use of content-control software in libraries is a violation of the First Amendment.