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My Vote: Adult Meta Tag
Many agree that the IRCA label is a good “stop gap” measure for WM’s to use who want to do something now to filter content. There are many reasons why you as a WM might find it inadequate.
The most important reason which has been repeated often is that the simplest answer is already right there ("meta rating = "ADULT") and its use doesn’t give any “third party” authority or control that it doesn’t deserve and shouldn’t have. Keeping quasi regulatory bodies OUT of our internet is one of the more serious goals in these discussions (use the music industry as a success example).
Also, the meta tag is valid HTML, a complete, ready made solution NOW. Its simple to use, simple to code, simple to implement, simple to explain, simple for the general public to understand, simple for the press to convey, simple for browsers to incorporate, simple for filters to catch, simple to identify violators, its even simple enough for politicians to grasp without argument.
IMHO it should be adopted wholeheartedly for its many advantages unless one comes along that exceeds the above “simple” test. Any solution that solves these many, several problems is the logical choice. For the record I’m not sure the FSC is pushing its own label in favor of the generic meta tag… something to check on.
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