Read the last paragraph first.

OpenDNS does a great job of blocking certain web sites when asked to,
but hulu is not one of them.  Hulu is carrying some hard core
material.  

It isn't practical under Linux or any other system currently available
to filter media for sexually explicit scenes.  People say just leave it
alone, and I'm sure there are millions of people who want to that simply
can't.  I'd say I do fairly well, but putting filters on your own
computers that are imperfect at best is only so effective.  ISPs won't
filter for people generally, something I'd like to see change.  Hulu is
a weird case because you can also watch Benji and practically anything
else that is on over the air television.  

The community protection that used to exist because you had to go to 
a seedy establishment on the corner which was in plain sight is gone.
There is very little risk of being seen as going against community
values if you are on the Internet in relative privacy.

As far as require credit card verification of people's age to view hard
core material.  Well, that says that people should pay for it which
will encourage the industry behind that material to grow.  That could
mean more sexual slavery and exploitation world wide.  I'm opposed to
the notion that something is okay as long as you have to pay for it.
Another problem, involving credit cards with "adult" material increases
fraud cases as many people are too embarrassed to fight back when a
media company specializing in porn places illegal charges.

Community is valuable where one could argue that the Internet is
elevating private living over community life.  A mailing list offers
some semblance of community, but just some.  I'd say self discipline is
part of the what to do answer, but self discipline alone when there is
ubiquitous discrete access to hard core sexual material is tough.  
Self discipline alone on a large scale even won't stop the "Adult
entertainment" industry from expanding.  Something more is needed.
The decency laws need to be updated for broadcast media and like it or
not, requiring people to call before they can acquire "adult" materials
could help millions.  You can't get it without being seen should
probably be restored.

Why is alcoholism recognized by people, but sexual addiction is not?
Part of being an addict is trying to hide your problem from other people
where the Internet has made all kinds of addiction easier.

I realize there are legitimate concerns about invasion of privacy to
address a problem that many people do not recognize as existing.
Concerns aside, the statistic that 1 in 2 teenagers frequently watch
sexually explicit media is alarming.  Addictions tend to persist, so it
would be curious to find out how many porn addicts there are that are
adults now.

What is the best way to address side cases like Hulu that OpenDNS 
with the decency settings set to high doesn't help with?  This is 
the technical problem that I hope people will discuss.

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