Reasons For Filtering
Choosing an Internet service provider (ISP) that blocks objectionable material before it enters the home can help parents who worry about their children viewing objectionable content. Content filtering software can also be used to block malware and other content that is or contains hostile, intrusive, or annoying material including adware, spam, computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, and spyware.
Most content control software is marketed to organizations or parents. It is, however, also advertised on occasion to facilitate self-censorship by people struggling with Internet addiction. Those obsessed by online pornography or gambling, chat rooms or the Internet in general, may wish to prevent or restrict their own access. A number of accountability software products marketed as self-censorship or accountability software. These are promoted at churches and via religious media.
Opinions as to when this software is moral (and sometimes legal) to use vary widely with individual people being strongly in favor and against the same software used in different scenarios.
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