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Category
Descriptions
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Adult/Sexually
Explicit:
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category contains sites which display partial or
full nudity, or depictions of sexual acts.
Sites that sell Adult products or services such as
sex toys or escort services. However, this
category will not contain sites on sexual health,
breast cancer, or sexually transmitted diseases
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Advertisements:
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Advertisements category contains servers which
serve banner ads on websites. |
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Arts
and Entertainment:
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relating to TV, movies, or music and other forms of
entertainment would be found in this category.
This would include entertainment magazines,
broadcasting firms, book reviews, comedian sites,
online museums and galleries, city guides, and
horoscopes. |
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Chat:
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category contains web site chat rooms. This
category does not block Instant Messengers such as
ICQ, AIM, MSN, or Yahoo!. |
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Computing:
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computing category contains sites pertaining to
computing and Internet in general. This
category would contain everything from reviews of
computer equipment, to software and hardware
companies, and web developers. It would also
contain sites which are dedicated to computer
industry news. |
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Criminal:
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a site to be classified as "Criminal" is
must be advocating or giving instructions on
criminal activities. Things like
stealing, fraud, and evading law enforcement can be
found on these sites. |
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Drugs/Alcohol:
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which contain information on drugs and alcohol can
be found in this group. Sites that have
information on brewing your own alcohol or growing
illegal substances, glamorize the use of alcohol
and drugs, contain information on legal highs (glue
sniffing), or sell any drug or alcohol related
merchandise. Tobacco manufacturers sites
would also be contained in this group. |
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Education:
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with a .edu extension would be in this category.
In addition, sites on distance education, trade
schools, high schools, universities will also be in
this category. |
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Food
& Drink:
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and drink encompasses everything from cooking tips
and recipes to restaurants and bars. It would
also contain magazines and reviews related to food
and drink. |
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Finance/Investments:
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category would contain sites which have stock
quotes or tickers, online stock brokers, investment
advice and firms, etc. It would also
contains sites for accountants, banks, mortgages,
and other investment companies. |
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Gambling:
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sites are classified as those that have virtual
casinos, online gambling or lottery, or give advice
on placing bets. |
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Games:
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category contains sites related to video games.
These are sites that allow online gaming, or have
advice and "cheat codes". This
category would also contain the websites for
magazines dedicated to computer gaming. |
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Glamour/Intimate
Apparel:
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category contains things that were not
"pornographic" and were not put in the
adult category. Things such as lingerie and
swimwear modeling, model fan pages, fashion and
glamour magazines, modeling agencies, and cosmetics
would all be in this group. |
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Government/Politics:
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sites such as taxes, armed forces, emergency
services, local government sites, canvassing,
elections; and national, local, and international
political sites would all be contained in this
group. |
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Hacking:
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related to cracking systems or passwords, creating
viruses, pirated software, and gaining unauthorized
access to systems would be in this category.
Also sites that allow anonymous surfing or work-arounds
to filtering software would be in this group. |
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Hate
Speech:
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sites which advocated and promote discrimination of
people based on gender, race, nationality, etc.
would be in this category. Also, sites which
attempt to recruit gang and cult members would be
included in this group. However, news and
historical events related to the above material
would not be blocked by this category. |
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Health
& Medicine:
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medical information and health news, alternative
therapies, hospitals, insurance providers, and
other medical related fields would be contained in
this category. |
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Hobbies
& Recreation:
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containing information on pastimes like collecting,
gardening, etc. would be in this category.
Also sites of online magazines or clubs that are
related to this material. |
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Hosting
Sites:
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Hosting Sites category contains sites that host
business or individual's websites. For
example: GeoCities, AOL, earthlink.net, and others. |
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Job
Searches:
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category contains the sites of employment agencies,
contractors, job listings, career searches, and
career-networking groups. |
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Kid's
Sites:
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are sites designed for children or made by
children. |
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Lifestyle
& Culture:
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category contains sites on home life and
family-related topics. Also things related to
cultures such as weddings, funerals, and foreign
cultures. Contains sites related to home
improvement. |
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Motor
Vehicles:
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Motor Vehicles category contains sites related to
the automotive industry. Such as car reviews
or purchasing, auto trading, auto magazines, and
online automotive enthusiast clubs. |
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News:
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newspapers, news sites, and weather sites would all
be found in this category. |
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Personals
& Dating:
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category contains singles listings, matchmaking and
dating services; advice for dating relationships;
romance tips and suggestions. |
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Photo
Searches:
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would be sites that provide ways of searching for
photos and images. |
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Real
Estate:
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Real Estate site is categorized as having to do
with home and land listing, rental services, real
estate agents, or home improvement. |
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Reference:
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reference will encompass personal, professional,
and educational reference material. Such
things would include: dictionaries, maps, almanacs,
Census information, and topic-specific search
engines. |
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Religion:
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for churches, synagogues, and houses of worship.
Also any faith or religious beliefs which include
alternative religions such as witchcraft. |
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Search
Engines:
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search engine sites would be included in this
group. Examples are Yahoo!, Lycos, Google,
etc. |
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Shopping:
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category contains sites such as Internet malls,
online auctions, retails stores, online catalogs,
freebies, and giveaways. |
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Sports:
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Sports category contains team websites, sports
stats sites, and sports related magazines and
newsletters. |
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Streaming
Media:
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category contains sites that offer live or archived
media files. |
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Travel:
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hotels, city guides, tourist information, and car
rentals would all be contained in the category of
Travel. |
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Usenet
News:
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category contains one thing, newsgroups.
However, this filter will only block newsgroups
accessed through a website. For instance
DejaNews.com |
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Violence:
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a site to be categorized as violent it must
portray, describe, or advocate physical abuse of
animals or humans. In addition sites
that contain torture, mutilation, gore, bomb making
instructions, or have excessive profane language
would be in this category. |
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Weapons:
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that contain content on selling or using guns,
weapons, or ammunition. The definition of a
weapon used is: something that is intended to cause
injury, defeat, or destruct. |
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Web-Based
Email:
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such as Yahoo! Mail, HotMail, and other sites that
allow web-based email would be in this category.
Also sites that allow SMS messaging with cell
phones. |
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