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Categories - FIS-S4F  Filter
The following categories can be selected to be allowed or blocked with.
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Adult Material 
Alcohol / Tobacco
Alternate Lifestyle
Audio/Video File Sharing
Chat/BBS/Instant Messaging
Criminal Activity
Crude/Tasteless
Downloads
Gambling/Wagering
Gaming
Health
Job/Employment
News
Personal Website Communities
Personals & Dating
Pornography/ Recreational-Nudity/Obscenity
Religion
Search Sites
Sports
Stocks & Finance
Swimsuits / Lingerie
Weapons & Violence
Web-based E-mail

Adult Material:
Internet related websites and/or applications intended for an adult audience or content that is not specifically designed for viewing pornography, but may serve as a gateway to such material.
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Alcohol & Tobacco:
Content that advocates or promotes the production or recreational use of alcoholic beverages or tobacco.
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Alternate Lifestyle:
Non-pornographic content that provides information on or caters to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and other alternative lifestyles.
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Audio & Video File Sharing:
Downloading of audio or video files or websites that serve as directories of such sites
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Chat/BBS/Instant Messaging:
Access to online chatting, message posting, voice transmission and software supporting such activities.
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Criminal Activity :
Criminal activity includes, but is not necessarily limited to, hate speech, wagering, illegal drug promotion, illegal weapons suicide, and crime instructions.
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Crude/Tasteless:
Any content containing tasteless humor, excretory functions, graphic medical, autopsy or accident photos and extreme forms of body modification and, sites that contain vulgar or obscene language or gestures.
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Downloads:
Anything that enables the download of software, updates, patches and other computer-related components
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Gambling/Wagering:
Any content providing online wagering and sites devoted exclusively to promote gambling activities.
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Gaming:
Internet participation of games such as puzzles, arcade, card, and logic problems. This category also covers any information that refers back to games such as strategy guides and hints.
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Health:
Anything pertaining to the well being of a living body.
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Job/Employment:
Any content that provides job listings and information related to employment, such as resume posting and interviewing tips.
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News:
Reporting of any current events taking place throughout the world.
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Personal Website Communities:
Sites where web page space is offered for free, such as GeoCities, Tripod, AngelFire, and others.  Any URL categorized as such is not guaranteed to have each individual personal website sub-categorized, though we may do so from time to time.  However, pornography, nudity, hate speech and other commonly undesirable content violates the Terms of Service of many personal website hosts.   These are reported directly to the host so that they remove the site entirely.
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Personals & Dating:

Internet related websites and/or applications that post and receive information from people wanting to socialize. 
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Pornography, Recreational Nudity and Obscenity:
Pornography refers to any content containing bare breasts or genitalia in a photo, drawing, or other sexual depiction. Recreational nudity includes naturism, streaking, and other unclothed or see-through clothing activities.  Obscenity refers to sites containing vulgar words regarding sexual organs, sexual activity, or other sexual speech in a crude or blatant manner; sexual paraphernalia; erotica and other literature primarily featuring explicit sexual content; sex-oriented businesses such as adult clubs, escort services, and age verification sites (for the purpose of purchasing pornography or sexual paraphernalia).
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Religion:

Content about the reverence of a supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe or a set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
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Search Sites:
Internet related websites and/or applications that search or index any portion of the Internet.
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Sports:
Information about any physical games such as football, skating, and hunting. 
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Stocks & Finance:

Information about finance and stock or tools to manage such information including personal finance
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Swimsuits / Lingerie:
Content that provide photos of models wearing swimsuits, lingerie, underwear, or other highly revealing attire.
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Weapons & Violence:
Content pertaining to an instrument of attack or defense in combat such as guns, bombs, or swords. Also content pertaining to any physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing.
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Web-Based E-mail:
Sites that offer free e-mail accounts in a web-based, or browser legible, format.
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