The internet is for pr0n
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/11/15/internet.blocking.ap/index.html
If you think about it, 1% is really a lot of space to be taken up by nekkid pictures and sex videos.
Question: Do you really think that the government should requires Web sites to get credit card information or some other proof of age from adults who want to view material that may be considered harmful to children?
On the one hand, I say yes... I mean, you should watch what your children are looking at on the internet, but at the same time, you can't stand over them like a hawk ALL the time. And that Internet Nanny stuff... not so much. It works almost too well... Blocking sites that may talk about breast cancers as well as the porn sites. The internet becomes useless to children who may be using it to do research on things of that nature.
On the other hand, that is borderline invasion of free speech and expression. Porn isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. It is NOT for children, of course, but it isn't evil either. Most of it isn't. Some of it is pretty bad, but we already have laws about child pornography and the such, and that should (and does) transfer over to the internet.
There is no black and white to this situation though. I also am not sure I want the government in there medling with internet lawmaking. Who knows what they might restrict next... hell, I could get in trouble for this blog even.
Bottom line: The internet is still for porn.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5430343841227974645&q=The+internet+is+for+porn&hl=en
If you think about it, 1% is really a lot of space to be taken up by nekkid pictures and sex videos.
Question: Do you really think that the government should requires Web sites to get credit card information or some other proof of age from adults who want to view material that may be considered harmful to children?
On the one hand, I say yes... I mean, you should watch what your children are looking at on the internet, but at the same time, you can't stand over them like a hawk ALL the time. And that Internet Nanny stuff... not so much. It works almost too well... Blocking sites that may talk about breast cancers as well as the porn sites. The internet becomes useless to children who may be using it to do research on things of that nature.
On the other hand, that is borderline invasion of free speech and expression. Porn isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. It is NOT for children, of course, but it isn't evil either. Most of it isn't. Some of it is pretty bad, but we already have laws about child pornography and the such, and that should (and does) transfer over to the internet.
There is no black and white to this situation though. I also am not sure I want the government in there medling with internet lawmaking. Who knows what they might restrict next... hell, I could get in trouble for this blog even.
Bottom line: The internet is still for porn.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5430343841227974645&q=The+internet+is+for+porn&hl=en