Enough Is Enough® Launches P*rn Free Wi-Fi Campaign Targeting Cafes And Restaurants

Online Petition Calls on McDonald's and Starbucks to Take Lead

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Oct 02, 2014, 10:00 ET

GREAT FALLS, Va., Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- To commemorate October National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) today launched, "P*rn Free Wi-Fi," http://www.friendlywifi.org, a new initiative to encourage corporate America to join the fight to prevent Internet-initiated sexual exploitation of children.

EIE has been on the frontlines of Internet safety for more than 20 years and this campaign is its latest effort to protect children online.

"Now is the time for corporate America to take a stand against Internet p*rnography and child p*rnography. Recent peer-reviewed research shows the extreme nature of Internet p*rnography is having a destructive impact on the mental, emotional and sexual health of adolescents, including addictive and even criminal behavior," said Donna Rice Hughes, CEO of EIE. "If we are going to make a difference and protect the younger generations, we must do so now — together."

The initial phase of EIE's campaign requests McDonald's and Starbucks lead the way in this fight by implementing p*rnography filters in their more than 25,000 combined restaurants in the U.S. Each corporation already pro-actively filters p*rnography and child p*rnography from its free Wi-Fi services in the United Kingdom under an industry-wide self-regulation initiative led by British Prime Minister David Cameron (https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-internet-and-pornography-prime-minister-calls-for-action).

Filtering Internet content at restaurant hot spots is not unprecedented in the U.S. Companies such as Chick-fil-A and Panera Bread already filter inappropriate content on their Wi-Fi networks.

Last April, EIE sent certified letters (http://enough.org/inside.php?id=S20MX420O) to the CEO's of McDonald's and Starbucks appealing to each one to similarly implement its companies' UK "Friendly Wi-Fi" service in the United States. While EIE has not received a reply from Starbucks, McDonald's spokesperson responded stating, "We appreciate your concern and are looking into options for effective filtering in the U.S."

As part of the campaign, EIE is asking the public to take a stand and let their voices be heard by signing the "P*rn-Free Wi-Fi" Petition at http://www.friendlywifi.org that EIE will send to the CEOs of both corporations.

About Enough Is Enough^®

Since 1994, EIE has been a national leader in the fight to make the Internet safer for children and families. Donna Rice Hughes serves as CEO and President. For more information, visit http://www.Internetsafety101.org.

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A. LARRY ROSS COMMUNICATIONS
Julie Shutley, [email protected]
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SOURCE Enough Is Enough