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When N2H2 Mistakenly Calls Your Website 'Porn'?

Posted by Cliff on from the mistaken-identity dept.

Scott Auge asks: "Should one be able to sue a filtering company for libel? After seeing an article top) about filtering software for sites, I decided to take a look at how mine is listed. Upon punching my site in at this N2H2 form, I see it listed as pornography. One look at my site, and you will know it is far from pornography. doesn't seem quite right to me. Opinions?"

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  1. Libel? by Jerf · · Score: 4, Informative

    Is it libel? You decide. Read the whole bit.

    Also see defamation.

    This is the best you can get from Slashdot. As usual, for a real answer, you're going to need to consult a lawyer. I especially note that slander/libel is done on the state level according to findlaw, so since you don't give your state of residence, and because few if any posters are likely to understand the details of interstate legal interactions for things like this (including me!), it's probably impossible for even a lawyer who happens to be cruising Slashdot giving out free advice (also known as "casting pearls before swine") to give you a solid answer.

  2. Use the Review Site button by SoCalChris · · Score: 4, Informative

    Right next to where it classiffied your site there is a button saying "Review Site". Clcik on that and there is an option to tell them why the site should be unblocked, or noto labled as Porn. Doesn't seem to hard to me...

    1. Re:Use the Review Site button by LordNimon · · Score: 2, Informative
      shouldn't this be compensated for?

      Definitely not.

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  3. They do that to 100,000s of sites by lightspawn · · Score: 2, Informative

    Google indexes 3 billion pages. Most censorware companies claim to review every banned page manually. Guess what? There's no way to make the numbers work. They rely on crudes rules of thump. Which by definition sometimes fail.

    Check out my introduction to censorware. Most slashdotters will already be familiar with all of this except maybe some of the arguments.

    P.S. Yes, I wrote "thump". Intentionally.

  4. google cache listed as "loop hole site" by Khopesh · · Score: 3, Informative
    it's even an example on the page explaining filter categories:
    Loopholes
    Sites filtered because they open a loophole that can be exploited to access pages which would otherwise be filtered out from your service. Unless this category is selected, the system's Internet Content Filtering protection can be compromised.

    Examples:
    www.kaza.com
    www.triangleboy.com
    http://www.google.com/search?q=cache
    clicking on an example pops up a little warning image that states:
    WARNING!
    The page you are trying to access is an example of the potentially objectionable control that is filtered by our technology. Certain users may find the material on those pages offensive.

    N2H2 does not endorse these web sites, and assumes no responsibility for their content.

    The link you just clicked has been disabled for the benefit of our younger visitors.
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