Editing Internet filter (section)

====Overblocking====
Utilizing a filter that is overly zealous at filtering content, or mislabels content not intended to be censored can result in over-[[block (internet)|blocking]], or over-censoring. Overblocking can filter out material that should be acceptable under the filtering policy in effect, for example health related information may unintentionally be filtered along with [[pornography|porn]]-related material because of the [[Scunthorpe problem]]. Filter administrators may prefer to err on the side of caution by accepting over blocking to prevent any risk of access to sites that they determine to be undesirable. Content-control software was mentioned as blocking access to Beaver College before its name change to [[Arcadia University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/03/01/2230240&tid=146|title=Web Censors Prompt College To Consider Name Change|website=[[slashdot]].org|date=2 March 2000|access-date=22 November 2010}}</ref> Another example was the filtering of [[Horniman Museum]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/08/horniman_museum_filtered|title=Porn filters have a field day on Horniman Museum|author=Lester Haines|date=8 October 2004|newspaper=The Register}}</ref> As well, over-blocking may encourage users to bypass the filter entirely.