We got rid of our TV in 1995 to protect our kids. (The red line was cancelling OG StarTrek reruns.) But they still got a taste at neighbor's houses. Fortunately, it was mostly football and American Idol. We saw the wholesome TV content via video rental.
Tagging worked well for Usenet. All the porn stuff went in the alt.sex.* hierarchy. Don't subscribe, and you don't see it.