

The following table describes the type of content classified within each category of CensorNet's Category Server (CSRV). To find out which category a particular site appears in, please click here.
Abortion |
An abortion web site is a site which provides information or arguments in favour of or against abortion; describes abortion procedures; offers help in obtaining or avoiding abortion; provides testimonials on the physical, social, mental, moral, or emotional effects, or the lack thereof, of abortion. |
Advertising |
• Pay-per-click advertising |
Alcohol |
• Drinking games |
Anonymiser / Proxies |
Sites offering users the ability to anoymously access websites through a PHP or CGI proxy, allowing users to gain access to websites blocked by corporate and school proxies as well as parental controls filtering solutions. |
Automotive |
• Official homepages of manufacturers of cars, motorcycles, as well as parts and accessories |
Blogging |
• Commentary on particular subjects such as news, politics |
CAIC |
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) provides a list of URLs that reference images of children. This list is called the Child Abuse Image Content database. By definition, all URLs in the CAIC database have been determined to be potentially illegal in the United Kingdom. |
Chat |
• Text-based chat (Internet Relay Chat) |
Criminal Skills |
• Theft: how to steal, money, goods, phone services, cable TV, etc |
Cults |
Prominent organised modern religious groups that are identified as "cults" by three or more authoritative sources and that continue to operate or recruit members. |
Drugs |
• How to use recreational drugs |
Education |
• Primary public and private education (K-12, grammar schools, etc) |
Entertainment & Music |
• Homepages of movies, film studios, TV stations and shows, theatre, broadway, etc. |
Filesharing |
Sites and protocols related to the practice of making files available for other users to download over the Internet or smaller private networks. |
Finance & Investing |
• Personal finance and investing portals |
Forums & Messageboards |
• Monitored and un-monitored web forums |
Gambling |
• Online casinos / online betting |
Gaming |
• Official sites of computer and video game manufacturers |
General Business |
• Aerospace and defense |
Gore |
Sites displaying graphic violence which in particular dwells on the infliction of pain or injuries. Gross violence towards humans or animals. |
Government |
• Local and State government |
Hacking |
Hacking pages that promote or provide the means to practice illegal or unauthorised acts using computer programming skills. |
Hate |
Sites which advocate hostility or aggression towards an individual or group on the basis of race, geneder, nationality, ethnic origin, or other involuntary characteristics. |
Health |
Sites that provide information or advice on personal heatlh or medical services, health insurance, procedures or devices. |
Hobbies |
• Pets and pet related sites, e.g. dog breeds |
Hosting |
• Free and paid hosting |
Job Search |
• Job search engines / resume banks |
Kids |
• Activities and crafts |
Law |
• State and regional laws (criminal and civil law) |
Mature Content |
Mature sexual content sites contain sexually explicit information that is not of a medical or scientific nature. |
Military |
Sites sponsored by military branches or agencies as well as official and personal sites related to military history, ideology, specific branches of the military. |
Mobile Entertainment |
• Ringtones |
News |
• Mainstream news services |
Occult |
Sites that promote or offer methods, means of instruction, or other resources to affect or influence real events through the use of spells, curses, magic powers or supernatural beings. |
Personals / Dating |
• Dating portals |
Politics |
Sites related to politicians, election magazines, political organisations and publications. Includes official homepages of politicians and political parties as well as personal sites about politics and grass-root movements. |
Pornography |
• Sex chat rooms |
Religion |
Sites about religion as any set of beliefs and practices that have the funcion of addressing the fundamental questions of human identity, ethics, death and the existence of the Divine. |
Reference |
Personal, professional, or educational reference to include online dictionaries, maps and language translation sites. |
Science |
Sites whose primary function is to provide research materials in the natural and life sciences. |
Sex Education |
• Sexual development and puberty |
Shopping |
• Goods: pages offering an item intended for personal usage for sale |
Sports |
• Professional sports |
Technology & Telecomunications |
• Software solutions and services |
Tobacco |
• Retailers |
Travel |
• Travel portals |
Violence |
• Explosives and bombs |
Virtual Community |
• Chat and Instant Messaging |
Weapons |
• Guns |
Webmail |
A webmail site is a site providing free, web-based email services, accessible through any Internet browser. |