PORNOGRAPHY ON THE INTERNET
Pornography on the internet is a concern [COVER STORY, July 3], but it is not really of any significance. The real issue is that governments and politicians are worried about the global freedom of information that the net represents. They are using high-profile, low-significance stories to sway public opinion and give them the power to clamp down on the net. Censorship for the sake of children would be only a first step. The would-be censors don't give a damn about protecting young minds; they want to control them. But the freedom of information on the Internet is...
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