PICS Ratings System Resources from Internet Directory

Against labelling (ICRA/RSACi) - The web site of an Australian opposed labelling systems designed for censorship.

Anti-Defamation League HateFilter 2.0 - Filter template that utilizes the ICRA system to block access to websites that in the judgment of the Anti-Defamation League advocate hatred bigotry or even violence towards Jews or other groups on the basis of their religion race ethnicity sexual orienta

EFA: Content Rating and Filtering - Information about and criticism of PICS and the ratings systems and ratings bureaus that use it.

ESRB Online Game Ratings - The Entertainment Software Rating Board's PICS-based ratings are designed to provide information about video and computer game content. Searchable and browsable database.

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 pag

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.

Two Early PICS-Based Ratings Systems - Comparison of RSACi with SafeSurf.

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.