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Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) - http://www.w3.org/PICS/
Technical specification, usage hints, and comments. |
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Internet Content Rating Association - http://www.icra.org/
Manages ICRA and RSACi self-rating systems. RSACi broadly rates sex, nudity, violence, and profanity on a scale of 1-4. ICRA specifically rates yes/no whether content contains specific types of chat, sex, nudity, violence, profanity, or drug use. [Self-rating pages require JavaScript.] |
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Microsoft Content Advisor - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/using/howto/security/contentadv/config.mspx
Directions and instructions on managing PICS rules filtering in Internet Explorer. |
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Vancouver Webpages Rating Service - http://vancouver-webpages.com/VWP1.0/
Experimental PICS-based ratings service on scales with both positive and negative values. Among its categories: Multiculturalism, Educational Content, Environmental Awareness, Safety, Canadian Content, and Commercial Content. |
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EFA: Content Rating and Filtering - http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Censor/cens2.html
Information about and criticism of PICS and the ratings systems and ratings bureaus that use it. |