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The Top 5 Most Blocked Web Sites Categories on the Internet
| Web Category | % Networks Using Category Blocking | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pornography | 85 % |
| 2 | Sexuality | 80.1 % |
| 3 | Tasteless | 77.3 % |
| 4 | Proxy/Anonymizer | 76.2 % |
| 5 | Adware | 69 % |
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Communications, Computers & The Internet, Top 5 Most
Sources: OpenDNS Report: "Web Content Filtering and Phishing" 2010.
List Notes: Data is for the year 2010. Data is most blocked categories with the intent on providing a safer Internet experience for students and children, and a more work-appropriate environment for businesses. Percentages indicate the proportion of networks using category blocking that reference a given category. OpenDNS is a global DNS service for consumers, schools and businesses which, according to them: "resolves 30 billion DNS queries per day, services 15 million requesting IP addresses per day and handles DNS for 1 percent of all Internet users worldwide."
Sources: OpenDNS Report: "Web Content Filtering and Phishing" 2010.
List Notes: Data is for the year 2010. Data is most blocked categories with the intent on providing a safer Internet experience for students and children, and a more work-appropriate environment for businesses. Percentages indicate the proportion of networks using category blocking that reference a given category. OpenDNS is a global DNS service for consumers, schools and businesses which, according to them: "resolves 30 billion DNS queries per day, services 15 million requesting IP addresses per day and handles DNS for 1 percent of all Internet users worldwide."
