Blogger Power: Safeguard the Web For Children
Eastcoastlife has tagged me and I could not refuse accepting this meme. It is a most worthy cause and it hits close to home. This is a call out to pornographers to password protect adult content so children cannot access it. I already had to set up a bunch of parental controls on my home computers, but it would be nice to get some help from the source. No child needs to be exposed to this stuff.
So here is the Blogger Power message:
Please require a password-protected login before allowing even free access to explicit adult content. We understand that selling porn is your business and we respect your right to make a legal living. But understand our legitimate concerns and work with us. You already have the “warning adult content” on your websites. Yet kids, who are not legal customers of your product, ignore the warning. So to prevent them from having direct access to explicit images, texts and sounds, the simplest way is to have a password-protected login. No more “free tours” before a visitor supplies basic information.
Okay. Any questions? I think it is pretty simple and common sense. No business person should feel threatened. We just want to take care of our kids. Okay?
I am not going to tag anyone. But I implore those of you that have children, love children, know someone that has a child, see a child on your travels around your home, or knew a child once to take up this cause. It is a just thing to do.
February 26th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Hmmmm I remember there was something liddat but it didnt take off….
SA: I hope this one works. Blue Ribbons for ya!
February 26th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Errr… Blogger Chup & Hugs!
*in doubt*
But hugs anyway, okay?
SA: What to doubt meh? Very curious lah!
Hug? You don’t even have to ask. *HUG* Red Ribbon for ya too.
February 26th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
I hate to say it but I have no parental controls on our systems. We have run into quite a few incidents too.
SA: The things my daughter has looked at. 0.0 And I keep catching her looking at tattoos now. Full body tattoos. Yuck! A little bug or dragons may look cool. But the whole Da Vinci thing is just too much for me. I will kill a tattoo artist if he touches my baby. Teenagers don’t need tattoos is just my opinion and in my house the rule. When she’s older and earns her own pay check more power to her. But until then.
Did I just rant or what? White Ribbon for you.
February 26th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Hmmm, yup, very commonsense!!
SA: I sure hope so!
February 26th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Thank you for this entry. I’ve posted a link on the bloggers page, but you are the only one without a name. We could let it like this, or if you want me to post your name, please send me a short email.
SA: I see you found my name. Thanks for adding me.
February 26th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
uh-huh. and if you ever write those adult-related content, remember to give me the password, mmmkay?
*shows ID*
*way over 18 years of age*
SA: Color me a hypocrit. keke I better go add passwords to some of those 25 Years Ago posts.
18? You might be 17 and a wake up.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Wonderful post! 100% support for the cause… kids shouldn’t have to stumble across such sites unknowingly on the web (unless of course they were actually looking for the stuff. 0.0)
SA: They make it so easy to find some of these sites. Google mickey mouse or other disney products and the predators have placed their sites there. Really burns me up. There are some obvious search words they could use for people that want to find porn. Use those words and leave Mickey and the kids alone.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
cool! they should’ve had it longgg ago! hehe
SA: I must agree. But it takes one leader. Hats off to ‘em.
February 27th, 2007 at 7:45 am
I completely agree. There needs to be better control on what is easily accessible.
SA: It is way to easy to peek in on this stuff.
February 27th, 2007 at 9:17 am
psst.. May!! pass me the password after SA pass it to you huh?
SA: What’s that? I don’t think your 18 either. Come here and get your medicine. *HUGS*
February 27th, 2007 at 10:34 am
Agree. But I’m glad I don’t have kids to worry about, yet.
SA: Kids make things difficult. Everything is more difficult.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:54 am
I ever came across sites that are so innocent but has pop-ups that sooooo grossss! Worst thing is, you can’t even shut them off unless you disconnect from the net!
SA: Some of those sites are really persistent. Hard to escape.
February 27th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
I was googling for something that was perfectly innocent relating to playhouse disney, and bam! all those damn porn sites popped up!!
I’ve just taught my dotter how to google for stuff, but I have not thought of how to explain what porn is and why it is there! As it is, I get a bit fearful when she plays online games. Who knows what else she may stumble into!!
SA: It is hard to let your kids just surf. You need to be nearby just so when something pops up, you can pop your kids away. Wish they could give these people some fines or jail time for this kind of thing.
February 28th, 2007 at 3:56 am
Yes.. this is good msg.
The worse case is even installing some programs to your pc to pop up screen with porn content after some one in the family has visited porn site.
SA: I stopped going to these places. Cuz those cookies and history can take curious little eyes to the wrong places. And there seems to be a greater the risk of computer virus at these sites.
February 28th, 2007 at 4:41 am
you are so right on this..
internet is a great source of information.. but the wrong info to the wrong target group is always a problem.
porno, spam… sighhhh
SA: I mean porn hits email too. I wonder how much my kids recieve. Which I never considered until this minute. My blog catches anywhere from 25 to 50 spam each day and 80% is viagra or porn. Rediculous.
March 6th, 2007 at 7:38 am
Hmm .. I can see where they’re coming from; but I’m not quite sure I agree with the sentiment. Would YOU password-protect your blog to make sure it’s only visible to a closed community? I wouldn’t, and wouldn’t expect other people to do it either.
Let us say, for the sake of argument, a webmaster DID password-protect his/her website; how would he/she know who to give the password to? Would you expect someone wanted access to post them a notarised copy of their birth certificate?
I know kids are curious and they will seek things out. I just prefer not to leave the barn door open when immaturity takes over.
If under-18s want to get onto their website, they will anyway; I remember how ingenious I was as a curious teenager … I prefer focusing on educating my children, rather than trying to keep them in a padded cell to make sure they don’t hurt themselves.
A friend once told me that raising a child is like having a butterfly in your hand. You don’t want to open it, for fear that the beautiful creature will fly away. But if you hold it to tight, and don’t give it enough sunlight, the pretty butterfly will perish and die. Give your kids their due, they are might brighter than you think!
SA: Hi welcome to my blog Owen.
Of course I am going to parent my children. And I have the freedom to have an open blog and a closed blog. Also I can password protect select posts if I choose, thanks to WordPress features. In fact I have a few that I need to lock up.