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blocking software

Any of various software programs that work on the World Wide Web to block access to categories of information considered offensive or dangerous. Typically used by parents or teachers to ensure that children do not see pornographic or other inappropriate material, some blocking products additionally allow the blocking of personal information such as home addresses and telephone numbers; some people regard this as censorship.

Popular blocking software products include Net Nanny, SurfWatch, CyberPatrol, and CyberSitter.



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Proponents in Congress--who want to force school and public libraries to install blocking software in order to be able to receive public funds--appealed the decision to the U.
Worth noting by Gajewski, Karen Ann / The Humanist
Experienced Internet educators estimate that blocking software prevents them and their students from accessing perfectly appropriate material approximately 20 percent of the time.
Complying with federal law for safe Internet use. (Technology) by Willard, Nancy / School Administrator
The measure, part of the Children's Internet Protection Act signed last December, denies federal funding to libraries that don't set up blocking software.
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