Web Filter Lets Parents Screen Out Offensive Sites
LOS ANGELES — Parents who want to prevent their children from viewing Internet Web sites they deem offensive now have another tool, offered for sale by the Anti-Defamation League.
The “ADL HateFilter†screens out Web sites the league has identified as promoting bigotry, including those of racist and anti-Semitic groups.
“Bigots are seducing our children with online messages presented in full-color animation with music and video,†David A. Lehrer, the league’s regional director, said. “As the enormous power of the Internet expands, so does the dark side of technology.â€
Parents can enter a password to unblock a site if they want to view it and discuss it with their children.
The filter can be downloaded from the ADL Web site at https://www.adl.org. After a one-week free trial, the service costs $29.95 for the first three months, then $29.95 annually.
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