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AOL's "youth filters" protect kids from Democrats

Noch ein wenig Wasser fuer die Muehlen:

http://www.news.com/Perspectives/Column/0,176,421,00.html

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AOL's "youth filters" protect kids from Democrats April 24, 2000

America Online provides "youth filters" that are supposed to keep kids out of dangerous Web sites--but they seem designed to elimi- nate creeping liberalism.

For example, if you've set up AOL to restrict your children to "Kids Only" Web sites:

• Your children can easily view the site of the Republican National Committee, but the Democratic National Committee is blocked.

• Children can call up the conservative Constitution Party and Li- bertarian Party, both of which are promoting their own U.S. pre- sidential candidates. But if they attempt to view Ralph Nader's Green Party or Ross Perot's Reform Party, they see only a "not appropriate for children" error.

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MfG Olaf

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