Filtering and blocking software can shield children from obscene content, and it is worth enabling on devices that children use, but it does not work 100 percent of the time, children can disable or bypass it, and it is not present on every device they access, especially outside the home. This software can be a useful tool for parents, but they should not rely on it as the sole safeguard against their children accessing obscene content or other restricted content. In fact, parents should assume that their children will come across restricted content online even with filters in place and should take additional measures to protect their children. Parents need help shielding their children from obscene content, and they require policy solutions that go beyond filtering and blocking software alone.
