According to one aspect of the present invention, a system and methodology is provided which controls whether or not content is permitted to be transmitted from a source device depending upon the nature of the content and/or other factors more fully described herein. Source devices may include devices such as mobile phones, tablets, netbooks, laptops, desktop computers, and any other devices which are capable of transmitting content which is resident on such device. As an example, inappropriate photographs may be identified by the system of the present invention, and when a user attempts to transmit one or more of these photographs, the system will prevent the user from doing so.