[Note From Matthew Gaylor: Seth Finkelstein is a consulting web
programmer, former free speech activist and Clinton/Gore supporter.]
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 10:32:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: Seth Finkelstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: "... categories such as FIREARMS or gambling."
See http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000619/or_zeeks_c.html
Even more censorware. You'll enjoy this part of the PR:
"Parents can also choose to block only selected categories
such as firearms or gambling."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
*Guns*, Matt. G-g-g-g-gunz! That means you're going to be
marginalized. The sites themselves are a threat to kid's "Internet safety".
<snip non pertinent commentary.>
>Monday June 19, 8:05 am Eastern Time
>
>Company Press Release
>
>SOURCE: Zeeks.com
>
>Zeeks.com Raises the Bar for Kids' Safety on the Internet
>
>PORTLAND, Ore., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeeks.com
>(http://www.zeeks.com), an award winning games,
>activities and entertainment Web site for kids ages 6-13, today
>announced its continued dedication to Internet safety
>by offering an updated version of the popular ZeekSafe filtering
>software, ZeekSafe 2.0. Free to download from
>Zeeks.com, the software is upgradeable from the original ZeekSafe.
>ZeekSafe 2.0 creates an even safer environment
>on the Internet for children to have fun, talk to other kids, do
>research and surf the Web.
>
>ZeekSafe 2.0 uses an exclusive software package to block more than
>350,000 Web sites and millions of individual pages containing
>content inappropriate for
>kids, including pornography, violence and hate speech. The new
>expanded features make ZeekSafe 2.0 comparable to today's popular
>monitoring software
>while remaining completely free to its more than 400,000 registered
>members. New to ZeekSafe 2.0 is a feature allowing parents to
>customize the software
>according to their families' needs by choosing to ``un-block''
>individual sites from the designated block list. Parents can also
>choose to block only selected
>categories such as firearms or gambling.
>
>``Filtering software that allows parents to tailor what their kids
>experience online based on their family values is a tremendous
>resource,'' said Jim Browne,
>Director of GetNetWise, a resource for families and caregivers to
>help kids have safe, educational, and entertaining online
>experiences. ``Many parents are less
>Net savvy than their kids. And while the Internet can be a little
>foreign to them, it has become second nature to their children, who
>use the Web at school and at
>home. We believe that the greatest danger children face in
>connection to the Internet is being denied access to this essential
>tool.''
>
>ZeekSafe 2.0 also gives parents and educators access to a time
>management system that will allow them to limit child usage to
>certain hours and/or days.
>Zeeks.com is the first children's Web site to provide this level of
>protection without barring children from visiting the Web at large.
>
>``Zeeks.com considers children's safety on the Internet a high
>priority and continuously increases the level of safety and
>convenience offered to parents and their
>children,'' said Steven Bryan, CEO of Zeeks.com. `` While being a
>major ally of COPPA (Children's On-Line Privacy and Protection Act),
>Zeeks.com and the
>ZeekSafe 2.0 software has once again and will always pioneer new
>safety standards for the Internet by providing the highest level of
>protection to children
>without any cost to their parents.''
>
>ZeekSafe 2.0 can be used to block out inappropriate material as well
>as serve as a gateway to Zeeks.com. By attaching a discrete toolbar
>at the bottom of the
>browser window, kids are just one click away from their favorite
>Zeeks.com activities- interactive games, monitored chat rooms, a
>personalized email account, a
>calendar, comprehensive search and a Web project design tool.
>
>About Zeeks.com
>
>Zeeks.com is an award winning games, activities and entertainment
>Web site for kids ages 6-13. Zeeks.com features original interactive
>content that has become
>a hit with both children and parents, including over 200 games,
>monitored chat, ``closed loop'' e-mail, e-cards, and shopping, as
>well as Web authoring and
>research tools. Zeeks.com currently boasts more than 350,000 unique
>users monthly and has more than 400,000 registered members.
>
> For Further Press Information Contact:
> Jonathan Zaback
> Ruder Finn
> 212-593-6350
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>SOURCE: Zeeks.com
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