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Pornography is a part of life. Smut has existed as long as the written word and art have existed. It’s not a modern Internet invention. And children, especially teenagers coming of age, are naturally curious about it and seek it out.
Justabouteveryadult,especiallymale,hassomestoryofaccessingadult-themedandsexually-explicitmaterialasachild,whetherbyrummagingthroughanolderbrother’scollectionorstumblinguponyourfather’ssecretstash.It’salmostariteofpassageformostpeople.
Itiscommonsensetolimitaccesstopornographytoyoungchildren.It’salsocommonsensetoacceptthatolderteenagerswillgetexposedtoit,onewayoranother.However,themethodsusedtolimitaccesstopornographyareveryimportantinafreesociety.Usingaheavy-handedapproachinasenseisreminiscentoftheAfghanTaliban’s“MinistryforthePropagationofVirtueandthePreventionofVice.”
Thepastdecadeorsohasseenabiggrowthinthemarketforparentalcontrolsoftware.Thereisalotofsoftwarethatisfreeandgoodenough.IfyourfamilyusestheAppleecosystem,it’sstraightforwardtoconfigureandconnectfamilyiClou
