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BOX 12.4 | Youth, Pornography, and the Internet | Dick Thornburgh and Herbert S. Lin, Editors | Committee to Study Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content | Computer Science and Telecommunications Board | National Research Council


Box 12.4
The Labeling System of the Internet Content Rating Association


The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) labeling system takes the presence or absence of the following factors into account in generating content labels:

Nudity and Sexual Material

    Erections or female genitals in detail

    Male genitals

    Female genitals

    Female breasts

    Bare buttocks

    Explicit sexual acts

    Obscured or implied sexual acts

    Visible sexual touching

    Passionate kissing

    None of the above

         Context--this material . . .

    • Appears in a context intended to be artistic and is suitable for young children
    • Appears in a context intended to be educational and is suitable for young children
    • Appears in a context intended to be medical and is suitable for young children

Violence

    Sexual violence/rape

    Blood and gore, human beings

    Blood and gore, animals

    Blood and gore, fantasy characters (including animation)

    Killing of human beings

    Killing of animals

    Killing of fantasy characters (including animation)

    Deliberate injury to human beings

    Deliberate injury to animals

    Deliberate injury to fantasy characters (including animations)

    Deliberate damage to objects

    None of the above

         Context--this material . . .

    • Appears in a context intended to be artistic and is suitable for young children
    • Appears in a context intended to be educational and is suitable for young children
    • Appears in a context intended to be medical and is suitable for young children
    • Appears only in a sports-related context

Language

    Explicit sexual language

    Crude words or profanity

    Mild expletives

    None of the above

Other Topics

    Promotion of tobacco use

    Promotion of alcohol use

    Promotion of drug use

    Gambling

    Promotion of weapon use

    Promotion of discrimination or harm against people

    Material that might be perceived as setting a bad example for young children

    Material that might disturb young children

    None of the above

Chat

    Chat

    Moderated chat suitable for children and teens

    Neither of the above


SOURCE: See <http://www.icra.or\ g>




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