Restricting access by blocking certain types of sites or only permitting sites on a pre-chosen list. Disconnecting from the Internet connection after a certain amount of time online. Preventing uploads and downloads of files. Monitoring chats to prevent the use of certain profane or obscene words. Blocking an area of the Internet, such as chat features.
Some Web sites allow free trial downloadable programs for free.
Stinski plans to invest in a filter program created by a religious organization she trusts. Still, for every online safety program, there's a Web site or program made to get around filters, Proces said. Some users complain the so-called digital chaperones censor too much information. Most opponents of government mandated filters believe it's up to the parents to monitor computer use and point to several U.S. Supreme Court rulings that stand behind the Internet's First Amendment rights. What happens in the courtrooms over the next few months will ultimately determine how the Internet gets regulated for America's youth.