[83154] in Cypherpunks
Re: The Big Sellout
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anonymous)
Wed Jul 16 05:14:23 1997
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 10:44:21 +0200 (MET DST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: nobody@replay.com (Anonymous)
Reply-To: nobody@replay.com (Anonymous)
Declan McCullagh wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9707/15/cybersmut.ap/index.html
> Computer industry to announce anti-smut initiatives
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hoping to avoid a V-chip for the Internet, the
> computer industry will announce at the White House on Wednesday it
> will provide greater access to anti-smut software and work to flag
> Internet sites that are clean enough for kids.
> White House officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, stressed
> that in addition to the voluntary efforts for indecent or smutty
> content, the government still will enforce vigorously provisions
> making illegal any obscene materials carried on the Internet.
Translation~~They will attempt to imprison people who are victims
of those who voluntarily access their web sites and then complain
to the authorities, despite the sight being clearly marked as a
adult-oriented site.
TruthMonger
