Enough "Pretty Girls" and Porn!

[jamor]

When you have had a 19 year marriage ruined because your husband was addicted to pornography, then yes, this is a big issue for me. The biggest issue is not the porn, which can be worked out, but the biggest issue would be the lying and the trust factor that goes along with someone being honest with you. P.S. The phone supposedly did not come from the store, but rather was shipped to my boyfriend. Also, we do not live together, but four hours apart so there is no way my children got a hold of his phone. I have a sliver of belief that he is telling the truth only because I would wonder why he would even let me handle the phone if he knew what I might find.

Sorry to hear about your misfortune.

Phones come wiped out - you have to activate your phone.

Not possible to come pre-installed with a history of pornography.

You should probably have a talk with him and tell him it's impossible.

Also, there are NO porn apps in the Market. There are pictures with girls in lingerie/bikinis (I guess it would be considered porn in some countries).

 

[nomnompie]

Also, there are NO porn apps in the Market.

That is not actually true. But for the sake of risking young kids browsing here I won't post what to search for, but it also showed up under "JUST IN" about 2 days ago or so..

 

[jamor]

That is not actually true. But for the sake of risking young kids browsing here I won't post what to search for, but it also showed up under "JUST IN" about 2 days ago or so..

You're right. Thanks.

 

[Hrethgir]

I enjoy a pretty girl on the street, but this is getting ridiculous in the Market. I realize that this is an open market, but enough already. Google or whom ever needs to establish a site/location for this stuff, so that our kids don't have these choices available.

Very good idea, Mr. Jobs!

 

[Slug]

Very good idea, Mr. Jobs!

Relax; no one is suggesting a ban, only that some method of user-defined filtering would be a good idea. I think everyone agrees that searching the Market still involves way too much sifting through chaff to find what you're looking for.

 

[Frisco]

... for the sake of risking young kids browsing here I won't post what to search for, but it also showed up under "JUST IN" about 2 days ago or so..

The challenge of having our kids browse safely is getting more difficult every day, it seems.

Having said that, I've heard them talking about it and I have heard it expressed that porn and "almost porn" are, to them, something like swear words were to me as a kid; something that made me wince and lose respect for the person using that way to communicate, but not something that harmed me in any way.

What's difficult to determine, though, is if on a large scale this stuff is having an unwanted effect on kid's behavior.

 

[stainlessray]

while i do agree, how about don't give the phone to a kid ?

I mean if they can't see pretty women on the droid, they'll probably never think of looking on the internet ..

thats not a very smart response to the concern.... kids have phones as early as 7 years old. placing that fact aside, it clutters up the market. do a search for "calendar" and count how many you have to filter through.
the makers intentionally tag them with unrelated words also, so you get them when you search the word "icon" and many others as well. it's a inconvenience to possess no way of filtering adult content for me even as a grown man.

 

[Frisco]

The Google "search settings" area has some helpful choices, "safe search," etc.

Preferences

So does Bing.

I don't know, though. The whole thing of trying to hide what we consider objectionable material from kids with daily access to computers and smart phones seems better done with a good relationship with the kids than with website features and gimmicks.

 

[RandolphNY]

On another note (and yes I'm entitled to my humble opinion), I think parents should be ashamed of themselves if they are giving their kids 16 and under highly capable smart phones and punish them for 'exploring' 18+ topics.

18+ then they can make their own decisions on what they browse.

Blaming the industry is moot - it all comes down to parents decisions and monitoring.

Here we go again with "shame on us" for giving our children smartphones! My daughter earned hers with Good Grades and Behavior! As I mentioned to start this thread.....I enjoy it, BUT, even I hate having to go through 1/2 of the "all Apps...Just in" to find something new.

Also, the same apps show up every few days as just in!

I agree that is is no different then online, but should everyone have to "see" the garbage for a few to enjoy?

(suprised to see this come alive after a month)

 

[Member138406]

Filters would be a nice thing in general... But seriously I have never seen anything on the market worst then something you will see on prime time TV or youtube. Am I just missing it? Direct me there please. ^.^;