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Knock-knock from COOLKID6492," read the headline on an AOL instant message (IM) window that popped up on my computer screen at 3:42 p.m. the other day. "Hey, I'm a 19/f/Ca. Wanna come check me out?" I had a pretty good idea of what Coolkid had in mind. But just to be sure, I clicked on the Web link embedded in the IM and was promptly directed to an X-rated website, where I was invited to pay "just $1 a month" to watch women get naked in front of a webcam...
...there any easy way to stop spim? All IM programs give you the blunt option of blocking individual users (known as "bozo filters") or receiving IMs only from people on your contact lists. And all the services can identify and block some spim before it reaches your screen. But only ICQ, a popular IM program available at icq.com, lets you filter messages more selectively by blocking all Web links (most porn spim have links in them) or certain offensive words. You can even block any bulk IMs that were sent to several users simultaneously. None of these moves will totally...
Knock-knock from COOLKID6492," read the headline on an AOL instant message (IM) window that popped up on my computer screen at 3:42 p.m. the other day. "Hey, I'm a 19/f/Ca. Wanna come check me out?" I had a pretty good idea of what Coolkid had in mind. But just to make sure, I clicked on the Web link embedded in the IM and was promptly directed to an X-rated website, where I was invited to pay "just $1 a month" to watch women get naked in front of a webcam. If you've been receiving more...
Knock-knock from coolkid6492," read the headline on an AOL instant message (IM) window that popped up on my computer screen at 3:42 p.m. last Tuesday. "Hey, I'm a 19/f/Ca. Wanna come check me out?" I had a pretty good idea of what Coolkid had in mind. But just to make sure, I clicked on the Web link embedded in the IM and was promptly directed to an X-rated website, where I was invited to pay "just $1 a month" to watch women get naked in front of a webcam...
...stop spim? All IM programs give you the blunt option of blocking individual users or receiving IMs only from people on your contact lists. But only ICQ, a popular IM program available at icq.com lets you filter messages more selectively by blocking all Web links (most porn spim has links in it) or certain offensive words. None of these moves will totally solve the spim problem, but each is a step in the right direction. --By Anita Hamilton