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Why doesn't washington understand the internet?

...and consequences trace back to the early days of Internet regulation.Take the bruising political battles over online pornography and indecency. In 1996, Congress passed the Communications Decency Act, making it a crime to "transmit" indecent...

http://brainerddispatch.com/rebecca-mackinnon/2012-01-23
Opinion
Court will revisit free speech debate over children's access to online porn

...congressional efforts to limit children's access to online pornography. The court agreed to review lower court decisions...decision striking down an earlier ban on making online pornography available to children. The court found that Congress...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/052101/gov_0521010007.shtml
News
High court partly upholds law to shield children from online smut

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court partly upheld a law intended to shield children from online pornography, but said there are unresolved free speech questions that prevent the law from taking effect now. The American Civil Liberties...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/051302/nne_0513020018.shtml
News
Congress omits funding for anti-smut panel

...as well as educators and activists -- is charged with evaluating high-tech tools and other methods to keep online pornography away from children. But the failure by Congress to provide the commission with any money or resources raises fundamental...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/031800/tec_0318000027.shtml
Tech
Public-interest groups seek competitive access to cable high-speed Internet

...Local ISPs filled gaps throughout rural America. Others targeted Spanish speakers or parents concerned about online pornography. "The Internet was not brought to you by the phone company or the cable companies," said Dave Baker, EarthLink's...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/040602/tec_0406020007.shtml
Tech
Net games are a real quandary

...games have quickly become a noticeable phenomenon, joining the ranks of other Net obsessions such as e-mail, online pornography, electronic day trading and even eBay auctions. What has made the Internet so alluring is that unlike the passive...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/060300/tec_0603000023.shtml
Tech
Going too far with Internet filters

...was still too flaky. This didn't keep Congress from jumping on the bandwagon, because opinion polls show that online pornography is a sensitive issue with parents. As usual, it decided to avoid a debate by tacking an amendment onto a broader...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/070701/tec_0707010032.shtml
Tech
What's Doing

...children should attend with them. The presentation will include cautions for the Internet, online predators, online pornography, MySpace, Facebook, cell phones and texting. Call 746-2105 to register but it is not mandatory. The event...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/052309/fyi_20090523077.shtml
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