Anonymous asked: Do you have any advice for a parent looking to make browsing online for MLP safer? I'm told by most to stay away from the bigger sites.
I also have resources for enabling your safe search features on my site poniesforparents.com, and will be updating it soon with how to blacklist sites through your web browser and how to disable autocomplete.
This is all really goof advice that I fully endorse but, —
valkyrstudios-deactivated201408:
Actually, I’d tell you to stick to the bigger sites like glue.
Here’s the thing about websites. The bigger and more popular they get, the more pressure they have from their audience to incorporate more and more features to make the site more accessible (and by extension bring in more ad revenue).
In fact, the sites that actually get the most (well deserved) criticism actually put in the most effort to do this.
Equestria Daily, the nucleus of the Brony Ego, filters most of it’s NSFW content off to a separate website, Equestria After Dark (which is preceded by Blogger’s usual Age Gate). Additionally, they offer the ability to browse the site in No Fanfiction Mode, which can (and will) filter out 90% of the site’s most worthless content. In fact, a new analysis show called “After The Fact” by Silver Quill is hosted there these days. These are a very funny (and safe for children, however they are a little bloated for most kids to comprehend) review show that looks more in depth into the show itself.
Derpibooru, one of the most toxic places for the community so far (aside from 4Chan) has taken great lengths to improve it’s filtering system. And most objectionable content is either filtered or spoilered by default. And you can easily avoid the vast majority of it’s horrid content by blacklisting the following tags: Suggestive, Questionable, Explicit, Grimdark, Semi-Grimdark, Image Macro, Meta. All the site really needs is an account setting to disable displaying comments on images (though disabling any and all Javascript can force this yourself until they do).
And most Tumblr blogs do in fact flag their content. And there is a well known Addon for most browsers that allow you to filter out particular tags you find on any objectionable content you find. And asking Tumblr Users to tag their content is not an unreasonable thing to ask.
Beyond that… that’s it, that’s all I know.
Additionally, they offer the ability to browse the site in NO Fanfiction Mode, which can and will filter out 90% of the site’s most worthless content…
And you can easily avoid the vast majority of it’s horrid content by blacklisting the following tags: Suggestive, Questionable, Explicit…
Geez! “Worthless content”? “Horrid Content?” Isn’t that a bit harsh?
I’m all for promoting MLP for young girls—it was their show first after all. And I take great efforts to make sure it’s safe for them. But goddamn, it’s upsetting that what I seem to get in return is accusation of being a “disgusting brony” all the time, for liking the content that I like.
Can we just… *sigh* I just wish everyone would stop being so extreme and judgmental.
I don’t have much to say other than this erratum: Equestria Daily and Equestria After Dark are not affiliated, according to EQAD’s FAQ page. Equestria Daily just generally doesn’t allow adult content.