Safe Zones Safe zones are secure networks, separated from the rest of the Internet, which are suitable for younger children. They are often provided on a subscription basis, such as the Australian based zones of Kidz.net and Kahootz or by commercial sites, such as Disney Blast . In addition, some of the larger Internet service providers, such as AOL , have children's zones which allow parents to limit their children's online access to those zones. Under the Internet Industry Association's code of practice, Internet service providers are required to provide their customers with an approved filter. Each family needs to make their own decisions on which filtering or labeling tools are most appropriate.
Parents know their own children and their own set of values.
If you have a young child 7 years and under and you decide to install a filtering tool, consider one that blocks access to newsgroups and IRC chat channels and web-based chat. If you have a child aged 8-14 who is likely to want to use chat rooms and email and you decide to install a filtering tool, consider tools which can allow filtered access to chat rooms and prevent children giving out personal information. If more than one child will be accessing the Internet, consider a filtering tool that can be set up with different levels of access for different family members. If you are new to the Internet consider one that is easy to install and set up and provides automatic updates. Check what sorts of material the tool covers and whether there are options to adjust what it will allow or block so you can suit your values.