One of the down sides of this job is that I'm constantly exposed to porn. I know many of you are too. We all get pornographic spam in our email boxes. Since there are few agencies out there willing to help us combat the problem, most of just delete the junk emails without ever opening them.
But sadly, the problem continues to worsen and it's to the point now where you can't even search for innocent information without coming across some inappropriate info and graphics. Even folks watching this year's Super Bowl were exposed to porn during the game!
Folks are always asking me what they can do to stop it, and in the past, I've only had the standard answers (don't open the emails, avoid adult sites, etc.). But today, I did some more research and found a site that is actively trying to fight internet porn.
The site is ObscenityCrimes.org and I encourage everybody to visit it. You'll find links to report email porn as well as websites you come across. There's also information to help folks who are struggling with porn addictions.
There's another site that handles child porn. You can make anonymous reports on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's website.
Obscene material containing adults should be reported to ObscenityCrimes.org and obscene material involving kids should be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Some of these kids may be 16 and 17 years of age, but they are still kids - and even possessing child porn is a criminal offense.
Help protect children! Visit the web sites above!
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