Published on November 25th, 2013 | by Sedgrid Lewis
0Protect Your Child: Playstation 4 Plagued by Porn
The Playstation 4 has only been on the shelves for over a week but is already under siege by the porn industry. Porn sites and live strip shows have already targeted the popular console. Last week popular porn tube site Pornhub announced support for the Playstation 4 by allowing easy access to their catalog of free porn. In an interview with the online gaming magazine NoobFeed, Pornhub Vice President Corey Price discusses the time his company put into the development of Playtstation 4 support:
Our development team worked long and hard to fully support video playback on the PS4 browser. There were many hurdles to overcome, specifically with the PS4’s lack of flash support. Our team needed to find ways around this to deliver fast, streaming video and thus being able to give our users the option of using PS4 for all their Pornhub needs! This wasn’t an easy endeavor, but we put a lot of time into it as we felt it was very important and are proud to support our browser use on the system.
Today the popular streaming site Twitch has come under fire due to people using the Playstation app Playroom and the Playstation eye add on to broadcast sex shows. Game revolution reported a story over the weekend regarding a man that was exposing his wife’s breasts. Through the playroom app, the man lifted up his wife’s shirt several times and eventually stripped her naked while streaming the entire sequence on Twitch. Twitch is currently warning users through social media that all accounts that broadcast non gaming video will be banned and deleted from the service.
Parents must be vigilant in monitoring the Playstation 4 to ensure that their children are not targets of the porn and sex industry. Here are three ways to ensure that your child can’t access porn intentionally or accidentally:
Ban Twitch- Although Twitch is banning users that post non gaming content, parents should still block this service until better filtering software is developed to prevent sex and nudity.
Shut the Eye- Do not purchase the Playstation eye for your child’s Playstation 4. This prevents your child from recording and streaming inappropriate content. If your child already has the eye add on, then ensure that the camera is used in the presence of adults.
Parental control- Sony’s Playstation site has a dedicated page on how to enable parental controls on the Playstation 4. Parents can block the web browser, chat feature, and other features of the console. Parents should set parental controls prior to giving the console to their children.
These three steps will allow your child to enjoy the new console and also give you a peace of mind that porn will not be streaming live in your living room.
About the Author
Sedgrid Lewis Sedgrid Lewis is the founder of Spy Parent LLC. He is an internationally recognized safety expert specializing in surveillance equipment, internet monitoring software, and mobile applications for parents and child care professionals. Sedgrid has been highlighted in over 20 major publications. Sedgrid has been covered by Fox News, CBS News, NBC News, Readwrite, Gizmodo, and many more. He is a contributor to Your Teen Magazine.
