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internet content filtering  

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  • Internet content filtering uses software programs, available since the mid-1990s, that filter or restrict the amount and/or type of content that users have access to when surfing the Internet. This entry briefly describes the growing usage of these programs and discusses the Children's Internet Protection Act, which requires use of filters.BackgroundEarly filters on the market relied largely on keyword blocking, now regarded as a simplistic and ineffective way to filter content. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Internet Content Filtering]

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