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Senator suggests targeting Net 'indecency'
Published: March 15, 2005, 11:51 AM PST
By Declan McCullagh

Congress may be preparing for another round in the Internet "decency" wars.

Sen. Ted Stevens, the influential chairman of the Senate Commerce
Committee, has indicated that Internet decency regulations could be
inserted into legislation that was originally intended to boost fines
for off-color radio and TV broadcasts.

"We ought to find some way to say, here is a block of channels,
whether it's delivered by broadband, by VoIP, by whatever it is, to a
home, that is clear of the stuff you don't want your children to see,"
the Alaska Republican told reporters Friday, according to an audio
recording.

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Transcript and audio recording:
http://commerce.senate.gov/newsroom/printable.cfm?id=233399

Posted by Declan McCullagh on Mar 15, 2005 in category free-speech

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