This is the banner ad that Channel One runs on its Channelone.com web site. Channel One once dumped About.com as an advertiser because of the pornographic content on their site. In 2001, Channel One has an apparent different attitude. A young person might be mislead by About’s ad which gives the impression it is only deals with sports. This is reckless of Channel One. Here is another banner ad for About that shows the disgusting content that makes this company a bunch of money. And to think, Channel One is advertising About.com in your child’s classroom.
January 4, 2001 Channel One Starts Major Effort to Get Kids to About.com – Why you should be very concerned.
About.com is a large web site that has over 700 topic areas. If a person is interested in sewing, for example, About.com has a Sewing site with a wealth of information about sewing.
About.com brags about the original content they create in these topic areas along with providing links to other related web sites. Each topic area has a human "guide" that maintains that specific site.
Unfortunately, About.com made a decision several years ago to get into the pornography business – hardcore pornography. About.com has ten sites that contain extremely explicit sexual material. Their Sex Industry site gives advice on how to find prostitutes in various cities. Their "Straight Men’s Erotica" site is nothing but a collection of soft and hardcore pornography. The "Erotica" is just a phony word to mask the real nature of their material. Other pornographic sites include "Adult Film", "Bondage and Sado-Masochism", "Gay Men’s" pornography, "Lesbian" pornography and "Amateur" pornography.
Jim Metrock, president of Obligation said, "In 1998, Channel One made the mistake of advertising About.com on the Channelone.com web site. About.com was called ‘The Mining Company’ back then. Channel One lost over 9,500 students in one Alabama school system alone partially because About.com (Mining Company) was being promoted to children. Dr. Paul Folkemer in September 1998, removed all banner ads for About.com (Mining Company) and vowed that was a mistake and it wouldn’t happen again. It has happened again and parents should not wait around for school administrators to come to their senses about Channel One. Contact your school and request Channel One be terminated."
