Child lock sounds alarm

In general, in 2014, the most frequently blocked websites by Kaspersky Parental Control were those that featured inappropriate content such as pornography, gambling, weapons and strong language, or were related to drugs, tobacco and alcohol.

Well over half (59.5%) of users worldwide were confronted with pornographic content; more than a quarter (26.6%) ended up on gambling sites; and one in five users stumbled across sites containing content about weapons or vulgar language, according to the report.

If we look at the top 10 countries where users were most frequently protected from inappropriate content and websites via the parental control function, we also see regional differences. For example, according to Kaspersky, Germany is in first place when it comes to blocking content intended for adults (e.g. pornography). On average, parental controls triggered 172 alarms per German user in this category. This is followed by China (144 alarms per user) and the USA (126 alarms per user). Content on alcohol, tobacco and drugs was one of the main threats for users in Russia, Germany, the USA, France, Brazil as well as the UK.

However, one should not rely exclusively on technological means. There are situations in which educating children and young people plays an important role - for example, with regard to potential dangers such as cyberbullying in social networks or chats.

You can find the detailed analysis in English language here.

"To protect young people from inappropriate content, we advise parents and guardians to use security solutions with parental control features. In addition, similar functions should also be fully used, for example, with search engines and applications that allow access to multimedia content."
- Holger Suhl, General Manager DACH at Kaspersky Lab.