Afrobean Wrote:How would you feel if you were a parent and you knew that while your daughter was chatting on AIM with friends from school, she was propositioned by a 30 year old spewing offensive sexual imagery that your daughter had up til then not been exposed to. Yes, she can just block the person, but that person shouldn't even be allowed to do that in the first place. Remember that your freedom of speech ends at my ears, at least in a private arena.
If I let my kids use the internet alone, it would be because I believe they're ready for it. I don't believe in content filters or making certain conversations illegal as a substitute for parenting, I wouldn't let my 6 year old browse the web without me watching what they do (so they don't visit on.nimp.org or whatever). And really, by the age of 11 or 12 I was seeking out that kind of sexual content on my own, it wasn't being forced on me by any means. How many sites lack that "you must be 18+ to view this site due to content of an adult nature"? If a kid sees it, it's cause they were looking for it.
Kids are curious, and trying to shelter them just makes them more vulnerable to predators and people who will take advantage of them.
Is it really in the kids best interest to leave their parents in charge of all their rights? Most child molestation is done by immediate family members. Who can they turn to if the people who own them aren't acting in their best interest?