We get complaints both ways on Nairaland. Some want it blocked and others not. The fact is that Nairaland does contain inappropriate content. We did our investigation into Nairaland and found:
1. NSFW content
2. Nudity
3. Inappropriate content
4. Suggestive sexuality
So sorry, we have to keep blocking Nairaland but hope that this explanation helps you.
Background on how SPIN works “under the hood:”
1. We enforce Safe Search for Google, Bing & Yahoo. This is the first level of filtering that is operated by Google, Yahoo & Bing themselves. They do a great job of removing pornography from image searches but still allows some racy images such as lingerie and bikinis. If you ever see anything inappropriate in a Google, Bing or Yahoo image search, report it to us and we’ll report it to them. We do block other search engines under a custom category called “Unsafe Search Engines” – Ex: AOL is unfortunately blocked since they do not have a mechanism that allows their safe search to be permanently turned on.
2. Then we have our own database of millions of sites that contain inappropriate material and these are blocked by us quickly – we have robots that find and categorize thousands of new sites daily.
3. Then, we have our own “Prone to Bad Content” category which blocks sites that are normally good but have unfiltered access to pornography, like Twitter, Tumblr, Imgur, and Reddit.
4. Finally, robots make mistakes with their algorithms so we have a fast response to customers and edit categories and block sites manually.
Here's our story:
We originally created SPIN as a companion app to provide kids with a healthy and mindful internet experience and were very pleased when adults and entire families started using it – in the words of one customer: “Everyone needs a PG-13 internet!” Today, SPIN can be controlled by our Boomerang Parental Control and Parental Board products and if you have kids between the ages of 3 and 15, then Boomerang is a must as it helps raise great digital citizens that are not addicted to their devices – check out Boomerang here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nationaledtech.Boomerang&hl=en
Based on the tremendous amount of interest from adults, we created Filter Chrome which adds to the value proposition in a similar way that Boomerang does but removes the child centric features and child centric terminology:
*Lock in SPIN Safe Browser and/or Filters Chrome*
*Blocks All Other Browsers Automatically*
*Edit Categories & Customize Experience*
*Add Your Own Custom Sites to Block*
*Add Your Own Custom Apps to Block or Block All New Apps*
*Digital Well-Being: Set a Daily Limit for Apps*
*Accountability Modes: To Yourself or To Partner*
Available on Google Play here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nationaledtech.managespin&hl=en
Please check it out and give us your feedback.
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