51. The Orange County library system in Florida hired a computer company last fall to block sexually explicit material from being retrieved on line. 52. The Senate in June passed the Communications Decency Act, which would impose severe penalties on those who distribute sexually explicit material on the Internet. 53. The study also showed that searches for legitimate music files can turn up explicit material. 54. The state banned all sexually explicit material, outlawed homosexuality and sometimes punished adulterers in the Communist Party. 55. They want to require libraries and schools to filter sexually explicit material out of the Internet. 56. They vow to pass new federal legislation that will survive Supreme Court scrutiny, while still blocking a great deal of sexually explicit Internet material. 57. To be sure, sexually explicit material that would be offensive to some users can be found on the Internet. 58. Trueman thinks pornography on the Internet can be substantially reduced only if access providers are prosecuted for carrying sexually explicit materials. 59. Under the bill, people convicted of sending sexually explicit material to children through the Internet or other on-line services would face up to four years in prison. 60. While children can come upon explicit material simply by turning on a television, computer users must actively search out the material they want to see. |
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