The internet is made up of text. Lots and lots of text. Whether it’s a website, URL, product description or blog post the web text we see on our screens may seem simple, but behind the scenes, there’s a lot going on. The thousands of languages spoken around the world today is a lot to […]
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Is Irish a Language? Irish, also referred to as Irish Gaelic, is the first and national language of the Republic of Ireland. Of Celtic origin, Irish was once the dominant language of Ireland and spoken by the majority of the population until the 18th century when a shift to English occurred. The increased use of
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English, the once dominant language, accounting for over 80% of content during the Internets’ formative years in the 1990s, has now dropped to around 30%. In today’s global and multi-lingual world, people are communicating on the internet not only in English, but a multitude of languages. Top languages in use on the internet now include
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Schools are a safe place for students and provide a space where they can look forward to being in a positive environment that promotes social and creative learning. A safe school atmosphere is linked to improved student wellbeing, both physically and emotionally, as well as school outcomes like academic performance. Teachers and education professionals do
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Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. This crime isn’t just about crossing borders and forced labor, it’s a growing epidemic that consumes a hidden figure between 20 million and 40 million people worldwide. It is so common, and many of the victims go unnoticed. The harsh reality is, it is very likely that
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Cases of online child sex abuse has continued to grow during the COVID-19 pandemic as families found themselves at home facing school closures and social distancing, resulting in their children spending more and more time on the internet. Although these drastic measures were necessary, it has led to an increase in unmonitored internet access, contributing
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The Call to Action for Increased Online Safety The internet is the fastest growing communications medium in history. It has made our lives quicker, easier, entertaining, and more connected than ever before. With all these conveniences also comes increased risk. The online world as we know it was not built for safety – it was built for speed.
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There is nothing new about written laws — they have been around for thousands of years, and they predate paper. The internet has changed the landscape and governments are now struggling to enforce the law of the land on the internet. Since the digital introduction of business on the internet, existing laws have rarely been enforced online. Governments have traditionally only taken
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At Netsweeper, our data shows that terrorist and extremist content are on the rise on the internet — hate speech sites alone have more than doubled since the pandemic again. Our partner, the CTIRU (Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit) has seen a 7% increase in 2020 the amount of suspected terrorist content, compared to the year previous.
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Geoff, our Product Manager, joins us to help dispel some common myths regarding web filtering. Myth #1: Web Filtering is Only About Control Myth #2: Cloud is the Only Right Solution Myth #3: A UTM is an Appropriate Solution for Web Filtering
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At Netsweeper, our data shows that child exploitation, cybercrime, and illicit content are on the rise on the internet – child exploitation sites alone have quadrupled since the pandemic again, and the Internet Watch Foundation has seen a 77% increase in the amount of self-generated child sexual abuse content. Now more than ever, web filtering has become a necessity to protect users on the internet.
How to Combat Violent and Extremist Content Online Originally published July 9, 2019 and updated June 5, 2020. On March 15, 2019, the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand was live-streamed for a world-wide audience. Videos of the attack continued to be uploaded, despite Facebook’s best efforts to remove this harmful content on the internet months after the shooting.
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