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The Internet Content Rating Association is an
international, independent organization that empowers the
public, especially parents, to make informed decisions about
electronic media by means of the open and objective labeling of
content. ICRA's dual aims are to:
There are two elements to the system::
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Web authors fill in an online
questionnaire describing the content of their site, simply
in terms of what is and isn't present. ICRA then generates a
Content Label (a short piece of computer code) which the
author adds to his/her site.
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Users, especially parents of young
children, can then set their Internet browser to allow or
disallow access to web sites based on the objective
information declared in the label and the subjective
preferences of the user. The ICRA system can be used with
Microsoft's Internet Explorer immediately, with wider
applications under development. The existing RSACi system
can continue to be used in both Internet Explorer and
Netscape Navigator but will be phased out over time.
A key point is that the Internet Content
Rating Association does not rate Internet content - the content
providers do that, using the ICRA system. ICRA makes no value
judgment about sites.
ICRA is a non-profit making organization with
offices in both Brighton, UK and Washington DC, USA. Members
include many of the Internet industry's leading names from
around the world.
The following links to ICRA Website pages
provide additional information for those that wish to learn more
about this system and how to implement it on your browser:
To find specific instructions for setting
your browser to take advantage of these systems, click on the
above FAQs link. Scroll down to and click on Question 2.1 -
"How do I use the ICRA system on my browser?". |
