PICS Ratings System

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• Against labelling (ICRA/RSACi) - The web site of an Australian opposed labelling systems designed for censorship.
• EFA: Content Rating and Filtering - Information about and criticism of PICS and the ratings systems and ratings bureaus that use it.
• Internet Content Rating Association - Manages ICRA and RSACi self-rating systems. RSACi broadly rates sex, nudity, violence, and profanity on a scale of 1-4. ICRA specifically rates yes/no whether content contains specific types of chat, sex, nudity, violence, profanity, or drug use. [Self-rating pages require JavaScript.]
• Microsoft Content Advisor - Directions and instructions on managing PICS rules filtering in Internet Explorer.
• Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) - Technical specification, usage hints, and comments.
• SafeSurf - Detailed self-rating standard, with categories for profanity, heterosexual themes, homosexual themes, nudity, violence, drug use, intolerance, and gambling, rated on a finely-graded 0-9 scale.
• Vancouver Webpages Rating Service - Experimental PICS-based ratings service on scales with both positive and negative values. Among its categories: Multiculturalism, Educational Content, Environmental Awareness, Safety, Canadian Content, and Commercial Content.