April 12, 2003
Sex and the Internet
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Blocking Technology Limitations
lDon't block all they
are supposed to block
lBlock lots they are not supposed to block: collateral damage
lBias through categorization and categorization
scheme
lHumans can't cover the entire gigantic evolving web or keep up with all the changes
lSoftware cannot judge due to complexity of human culture and language
lCannot distinguish
legal materials from illegal materials
lCircumvented by
clever “children”
lReduce system performance with crashes, etc.