With the huge increase of on-line users below the age of 18 caused by the explosive growth of on-line services and access in the United States and other technologically sophisticated nations, there has been an accompanying surge in the availability of adult oriented content and services that has generated much concern for the protection of the public and children, in particular, from exposure to inappropriate content. As a result, a plethora of government policies and industry strategies have been proposed for dealing with this social problem.
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