What Type of Inappropriate Content is Available on the Internet for Children?
There is both illegal and inappropriate material available on the Internet.
- Pornography - is widespread on the Internet and can be viewed through websites, shared in P2P networks, or sent as spam via emails.
Legal and illegal pornography is available, ranging from easily accessible softcore pictures to harder to locate child pornography.
- Hate Groups - racial hatred, anti gay and anti Semitic groups may have websites that reflect their views.
- Violence - includes instructional websites (such as bomb or weapon making), vigilante or violent groups' websites, and websites displaying explicit violent behaviour (such as domestic bashings or rape).
- Illegal Activity - content promoting illegal activity (e.g. copyright infringement on music), security breaches (e.g. unauthorised access to computers) or fraudulent online schemes.
- Extremist Groups and Cults – extremist organisations and cults can offer information about their mission or activities. These groups can use the Internet to recruit new members.
- Online Advertising - some online advertising can be inappropriate for children. The Internet provides an inexpensive delivery channel for advertisers making online advertising well spread.