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CNET: AOL's "Youth Filtering" is GOP-friendly

------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:50:05 -0400 Send reply to: Law & Policy of Computer Communications <CYBERIA-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM> From: Donald Weightman <dweightman@RADIX.NET> Subject: CNET: AOL's "Youth Filtering" is GOP-friendly To: CYBERIA-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM

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 eliminate 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 Libertarian Party, both of which are promoting their own U.S. presidential 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.

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

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