Neerman says Internet filters don’t work, and that a large part of objectionable material derives from popular social networking sites such as YouTube or Facebook, or attachments to e-mail, which would not be practical for the library to block.
So until recently, the Greensboro system relied solely on monitoring by staff and its private security guards to combat pornography use.
A device called a “bandwidth shaper” is designed to identify Web sites by categories – including pornography – and allow the library to slow down access.
“It’s not filtering it,” said Tommy Joseph, manager of technology and reference at the library. “It’s discouraging it.”
Source: AP (via Charlotte Observer)
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