Good news for a change
The Children’s Internet Protection Act has finally been ruled unconstitutional, exactly as predicted by those of us who opposed it. The law required anti-porn filtering software on library computers as a condition of federal funding. It was a wrongheaded and repressive attempt to make the Internet suitable for children, by throwing out everything suitable for adults. Just what the doctor ordered for politicians pandering to the right-wing vote. Expect an appeal by John Ashcroft.
It’s worth noting that one reason the law failed is that the mandatory filtering software is notoriously error-prone, as Peacefire has pointed out, hilariously, over and over.