... are interested in, and have the time to surf the information superhighway. The problem with this much information being accessible to this many people is that some of it is deemed inappropriate for minors. The government wants censorship, but a segment of the population does not. Legislative regulation of the Internet would be an appropriate function of the government. The Communications Decency ... have generally held that obscenity is illegal under all circumstances for all ages, while "indecency" is generally allowable to adults, but that laws protecting children from this "lesser" f...

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... and a lot less is learned. Speech codes are damaging to the professors not only because they can't teach their class to the fullest, but also because professors fear of being deemed as a racist or as a harasser for the rest of their time teaching. As one professors said "Anybody who accuses you of absolute evil, completely unjustifiable evil (which is how most ... word "niggardly". The university however changed their speech codes which now stated that any words that offends a students but can be proven the word was revelant to the lecture is acceptable ( Bronner 3). At SUNY Maritime Co...

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... this, many believe that these sites should not be allowed on the Internet. In a society where a photo of a nude, pregnant Demi Moore on the cover of a major magazine is considered acceptable to be seen by millions, it is hard to believe that some of the pictures on the Internet remain unacceptable. Censorship has now found an unwelcome home along the information ... helpful to parents who want to control where their children can and cannot go. For example, a program called CYBERsitter allows parents to block out a list of sites that have been deemed unacceptable. Opponents of Internet b...

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