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Article: Web porn, minors, and free speech; Court hears case on regulating the Web.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- March 2, 2004
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Byline: Warren Richey Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Six years ago, Congress passed the Child Online Protection Act to shield children from an explosion of sexually explicit material on the Internet.
Some website operators, seeking to attract new customers to pornographic sites, were creating hard-core "teasers" and linking them to common search terms. For example, an Internet search of "toys" turns up a lot more than just Frisbees and hula hoops.
Lawmakers sought to hold Internet pornographers responsible for material that might be viewed by minors. But the law has never been enforced. A federal judge imposed an injunction ...