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Their letter continued to go on to enumerate Al Gore's involvement in the early periods of the internet.

Their letter continued to go on to enumerate Al Gore's involvement in the early periods of the internet.

==Protecting your family from obscene materials==

==Keeping Pornography out of the Reach of Children==

As stated in the [[Internet#Controversy|Controversy]] section, there is a large amount of obscene material on the internet. Many studies have shown that 90% of children have been exposed to pornography, with the average age of exposure being 11 years old <ref>http://www.healthymind.com/s-porn-stats.html</ref>. Some forward thinking countries such as [[Australia]] have attempted to take steps to protect the children<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/31/2129471.htm</ref>. This effort is being blocked by civil liberties groups (see [[ACLU]]) who believe that obscenity should be considered free speech.

Studies have shown that 90% of children have been exposed to pornography, with the average age of exposure being 11 years old <ref>http://www.healthymind.com/s-porn-stats.html</ref>. Many countries have attempted to take steps to keep underage children from viewing pornographic material. [[Australia]] has taken the additional step of requiring [[internet service providers]] to use web filters to keep inappropriate material from being displayed in houses and schools<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/31/2129471.htm</ref>. This effort is being blocked by civil liberties groups (such as the [[American Civil Liberties Union]]) who believe that pornagrophy should be considered [[free speech]], and therefore not under the jurisdiction of the government.

In the interim, and for those whose countries are not so forward thinking, there are free internet filters that can be used to protect one's family form obscene material. Blue Coat systems offers the free K9 Web Protection software that can protect your children. This can be obtained here: http://www1.k9webprotection.com/

Currently many private companies offer software-based web filtering for home use.

==See Also==

==See Also==