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Tutor

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Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 7:23 PM

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Tell AT&T U-Verse to remove Pornography from their search listings!

 

We have 4 and 8 year old children who frequently do searches for thier favorite shows in the Guide/Search area of our AT&T U-Verse DVR. If our boys are looking for their show 'Teen Titans GO' they also find, with Pornography listed first, 'Teen XXXX',

 

We called AT&T to notify them of this issue, our concern and the importance of locking down this feature (either through a parental control or harder to reach area). We were reassured AT&T would research this and we would receive a call back...we never received the call back.

 

We feel strongly that children should not be subjected to this kind of pornography and AT&T (as well as the other cable providers) should protect our children from this language.

 

[Edited to comply with Guidelines.]

Teacher

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20 Messages

10 years ago

I don't care much for holier than thou Jesus freaks myself.  I have all religious programming hidden. 

ACE - Professor

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10 years ago


@TVFan wrote:

I don't care much for holier than thou Jesus freaks myself.  I have all religious programming hidden. 


That is your opinion. Many people enjoy the religious channels, and find comfort and inspiration in them. It sounds like you are prejudiced against people who are devout Christians.

 


Owning a computer and not having the internet is like buying a refrigerator and not stocking it with food.

 

 

Teacher

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20 Messages

10 years ago

I am not prejudiced against anyone.  it is just that I have found that most religious types criticize me for my lifestyle (which includes watching adult programming), so I feel I must criticize them back in return Since I don't like their programming where they beg for people's

money on TV.  A lot of these so-called religious people are actually greedy hypocrites that misuse this money...remember Jim and Tammy Faye Baker?

 

 

[Please keep it courteous]

 

Scholar

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129 Messages

10 years ago

I'll agree to an extent with TVFan's observations, in that there are a whole LOT of "religious" people who are hypocrites ... but that's also just a trait shared by anyone of the human race.  The part about the Jim and Tammy Bakker-lookalikes ... yeah, but that's more because they hide under the IRS tax code's "religious" activities -- which, to an extent, makes it a profitable business.  Let's leave that aspect right there.

 

As to the porn in searches, there are ways to mitigate exposure to that.  However, it's much easier to drift around Google, sign up for a username here on the forum, and not even BOTHER looking for a solution.  Unfortunately, that's what the internet is to some people -- not a source of information to solve their problem, but merely a way to complain and maybe the company you're complaining to will give you free stuff because they don't want negativity spread about them.

 

The "porn" on U-verse and other cable/satellite providers isn't profitable to them anymore, really.  Ever since the extreme markup that happened back in 2009-ish to $14.99-per-block by the major MSOs, they've cut their nose to spite their face.  And I think AT&T is pretty choosy about how U-verse is viewed in regards to offering "adult" programming.  They *could* be making a LOT more if they offered the linear channels (24/7 programming) for a price per block or a monthly subscription price, but they choose to limit that to Playboy, which at least to me, is hardly "porn" programming.

Teacher

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21 Messages

10 years ago

I didn't know uverse had porn besides possible pay per view.  What I have seen on channels like cinemax are cut up versions of porn with all the good parts cut out.  Just an R rated movie now.  I wouldn't call it porn.

Master

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10 years ago


@vid30jk wrote:

 

The "porn" on U-verse and other cable/satellite providers isn't profitable to them anymore, really.  Ever since the extreme markup that happened back in 2009-ish to $14.99-per-block by the major MSOs, they've cut their nose to spite their face.  And I think AT&T is pretty choosy about how U-verse is viewed in regards to offering "adult" programming.  They *could* be making a LOT more if they offered the linear channels (24/7 programming) for a price per block or a monthly subscription price, but they choose to limit that to Playboy, which at least to me, is hardly "porn" programming.



Yeah, right, lol.  I see an awful lot of titles in a basic, innocuous search that mentions body part sizes and things that  sound like fantasies.  My gut says that AT&T should hide adult POV titles in the search fields as default and maybe pop a blurb or a splash that says "wanna see more "wink-wink nod-mod type results" press here. "  I never saw risque titles on Comcast when doing a basic guide search but I asusme that they were there, hidden.    No money for research. 🙂

 

I'm assuming that the fairly risque titles are the aforementioned $14.95 ones.  I'm not going to find out unless someone wants to spot me the cash, Smiley Wink

Teacher

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15 Messages

10 years ago

I enjoy porn with my girl sometimes.  But I can understand others' point of view about porn titles showing up in search results.

Scholar

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10 years ago


@TVFan wrote:

I don't care much for holier than thou Jesus freaks myself.  I have all religious programming hidden. 


Amen. (oops, that sounded religious!)

Scholar

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223 Messages

10 years ago


@TVFan wrote:

I am not prejudiced against anyone.  it is just that I have found that most religious types criticize me for my lifestyle (which includes watching adult programming), so I feel I must criticize them back in return

 


I agree a thousand percent.  I feel people who criticize those for watching adult content, as well as other programming that doesn't conform to their narrow idea of patriotic programming are so in your face they not only attack their choice of programming they also attack such people personally as if there is something wrong with them.  So you were in the right for stating that you block religious programming, they're intolerant too.

Former Moderator

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10 years ago

I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to post your comments and opinions related to this topic.

 

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