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Computers and Society | Internet Access Providers Should Censor Content

Anyone awake during January 1996 has heard that CompuServe has blocked 200 pornographic sites from its subscribers worldwide in response to an imminent German prosecution. Some hysterical commentators and technogeeks warn that this action marks the demise of Freedom itself. Other less vocal people quietly hope that CompuServe will make this temporary solution a permanent one.

How Pornography Is Sold on the Internet
Consistent in the public debate over the German situation is a lack of understanding of the basics of the technology and the laws of our country. Fundamental Internet...

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