What are the different levels of filtering available?
The MatzavNet Jewish Network The Matzavnet Jewish network which is designed for home use, is an allow-list only filter. Basically, you choose which sites you want to access, and if they are approved by our staff, only those sites will be able to be accessed and nothing else. It is the safest method. You are not relying on a computer program to determine what is kosher and what is not. We also provide you with a list of a few hundred pre-approved web sites run by frum Yidden. You have the ability to edit that list as well. The standard computer filter programs cannot scan an image to see if its appropriate or not. It determines appropriateness based on the text of the page. Without an allow list system it is common that an image not meeting Jewish standards may appear on an approved category such as on a general news site. Moreover, filters have trouble categorizing foreign web sites as the filters can only scan english text. Therefore, savvy children learn quickly how to Goggle words i
