[David Burt is not just an interested party, but a well-known troll. Defined here: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/troll.html Still, this is relevant information. --Declan] --- From: dburtat_private Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 08:47:04 -0800 To: <declanat_private> >From the latest Library Journal: "Some 43% reported filtering Internet use, a jump from previous years (31% in 2001, 25% in 2000). Of those filtering the Internet, 96% filter all their children's terminals. About half of those filtering also filter adult terminals. Perhaps because of the cost of filtering, smaller libraries (under 25,000 population) were least likely to use filters. The average cost was $1,722 per library system, but smaller libraries (under 50,000) spent an average of $360 or less. Some of that filtering may have been implemented in response to the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which ties the receipt of E-rate funds to filtering. However, the law has been challenged, and it's likely that the courts will resolve the issue this year before libraries must decide whether to install filters." Library Journal, 1-15-2001 http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA188739 And more interesting filtering facts from a Kaiser Foundation Study: Pornography and Internet Filtering Among all 15-24 year-olds: * Two-thirds (67%) support the law requiring Internet filters at schools and libraries. * Two out of three (65%) say being exposed to online pornography could have a serious impact on those under 18. * A majority (59%) think seeing pornography on the Internet encourages young people to have sex before they're ready. Among the 95% of all 15-17 year-olds who have ever gone online: * Seventy percent have accidentally stumbled across pornography online, 23% "very" or "somewhat" often. * A majority (55%) of those who were exposed to pornography say they were "not too" or "not at all" upset by it, while 45% were "very" or "somewhat" upset. * A third (33%) of those with home Internet access have a filtering technology in place there. The entire study is online at http://www.kff.org/content/2001/20011211a/GenerationRx.pdf ----------------------------------- David Burt, Public Relations N2H2, Inc. E-mail:dburtat_private Web: http://www.n2h2.com Address: 900 4th Avenue, Suite 3600 Seattle, WA 98164 Office Phone: 206 892-1130 Cell Phone: 206 915-1283 Fax: 509 271-4226 ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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