Comments on: Judge Puts Porn Access Burden On Parents

Tosses 1998 Federal Law That Put Onus On Web Site Operators To Keep Kids Away

[cosmicfluke]

boy, no conservative slant in these headlines: "Judge Puts Porn Access Burden On Parents
Tosses 1998 Federal Law That Put Onus On Web Site Operators To Keep Kids Away"

oh, the burden of parenthood, of supervising your kids, how dare those porn-supporting judges intrude on our lives like this, by suggesting that we shouldn't be protected from things by our benevolent government....

the whole article was loaded and spun.

typical liberal media bias!

[us_infidel]

Some internet porn weirdos use expired web addresses from legitimate sites so they can snag people who aren't even searching for porn.
Posted by HawkSprings at 12:11 PM : Mar 22, 2007

That's true. I let a personal website expire....a family member, who had not checked in in a while, went to the old site - no new site took its place.

She called and asked if I had lost my mind. When I went there, I was shocked at what it had become. I told her I didn't have anything to do with it.....not sure if she believes me. LOL

[cathaleen]

This is crazy. The kids today have the know how to go to any web site they choose. Give the parents a break - they can't be everywhere. They can only control their home computer and the kids probably know how to get thru those controls.

[cathaleen]

This is crazy. The kids today have the know how to go to any web site they choose. Give the parents a break - they can't be everywhere. They can only control their home computer and the kids probably know how to get thru those controls.

[hawksprings]

trouble1985, as a parent of 2 teenagers and a 11 year old, I will gladly use the government to help me protect my children from slimeballs like Porn Peddlers and the ACLU.

Whatever happened to Hillary's "It takes a village," huh? Can't you liberals be consistent just ONCE?
Shouldn't the 'village' help me a little so when my kids are walking down the mall I don't have to worry that they will see porn displayed in public?
We need the same kind of restrictions on internet porn as we do everywhere else. And as a parent, if I can have the government help me that's great.

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[us_infidel]

Appointed by President Reagan in 1988....what a disappointment. Watch as our country slides down the slope of depravity.

Maybe the islamo-fascists have a point when they refer to us as, "the great Satan". I'm not a big fan of government interference, but who is around to watch out for kids who are home alone while their parents are out working???

[bildooreilly]

"Companies like AT&T bought up a cable company, signed contracts with the Hot Network, which is a hardcore pornographic site," says Patrick Trueman, former head of the Justice Department's obscenity section in the Reagan and Bush administrations.

General Motors at one time owned the national satellite distribution service DirecTV, which channels pornography into millions of American homes for a nice profit. But General Motors sold its stake in DirecTV to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation which continues to offer pornography channels.

Yahoo! has made lots of money selling ads and links to porn websites.

"When Yahoo! first launched, getting a site listed, even a commercial business site, was free," says Sam Agboola in his 2001 interview with FRONTLINE. He is director of marketing for Danni's Hard Drive, one of the most popular softcore sites online. "Nowadays it costs $200 to get a website listed unless you're an adult website, in which case they charge $600."

Google sells lots of clicks to porn advertisements, probably where they make a good part of their money...

Funny they never mention these companies when they're on their porn tirades.

[russ1985]

It should be on the parents to know where their child is surfing as well as what they're listening to and what they're playing with. All of these laws that remove parental responsibility and make the State our children's Nanny should be systematically struck down. Parents should step up and do their job and if they can't should be held accountable.

[hawksprings]

This judge is wrong.

In the "real" world, there are laws to keep porn stuff hidden to a degree from children and the general public. There are laws that restrict where Porno Shops can set up shop.

Why can't the virtual world do something similar? And on the internet, it seems the porn comes looking for you. Some internet porn weirdos use expired web addresses from legitimate sites so they can snag people who aren't even searching for porn.

There's no reason there can't be some kind of restrictions on internet porn.

[bildooreilly]

Rupert Murdoch (FOX NEWS FAME) runs the largest *** satellite channel in the world, GM puts pay per view porn in hotels and makes more off of that than they do automobiles, AT&T is big in the porn biz.... You never hear them mention these companies when they're going on and on about their big porn witch hunts. I think the government was targetting internet porn to drive the business to their buddies who give them lots of money in campaign "contributions".

[CBSTV]

The judge's decision is a just one. If we choose to put a computer in our home and network it to other computers through the Internet, it's up to us to determine how that hardware is used and who can use it. I don't expect -- or want -- the government to make content decisions for me.

On another level, I'm often mystified how Americans get antsy about images of naked humans and expressions of sexuality, but tolerate -- even enjoy -- seeing violence.

[billpl-2009]

both of my "tweener" kids have their own computers
I tell them when they see naked people on the page just click the "X" box on the top.
Well, I know for a fact they don't always do that but I think they feel good about the fact that their Dad trusts them to do the right thing.

[cantshutup]

you are an idiot moron fartknocker...this judge is absolutely right! If you don't want government intruding in your home and on your rights then do the parenting yourself!!!! IT's not that hard to parent, it just takes EFFORT!

[anopinion1]

jagarundi

soo true..

i am only 26 and probably one of the last generations whose parents were allowed (or so society says) to spank their kids..

and to tell you the truth we needed it.
me and my 2 sisters grew up probably way better people because of the discipline given to us.
We are all close and have been forever....

[skyk-2009]

This is truly an Amazing Country. Just when you think it is going to fall under the control of some Group, like the Religious Reich, who use the Government to dictate to all of us how to live, it rebounds and says NO! Way to go Judge!!

[ghggg]

Oh, so it IS the parents responsibility to take care of and raise their own children? The government only wants to tell you HOW to do it and then leave you to your own devices. I see. Isn't it this same 'government' that puts handcuffs on parents when they try to discipline their own children?

[ilikeemail]

Thank God that some people in this country still understand that it is YOUR JOB to tae care of your kids. Not the government, Not an ISP, Not TV settings...It is your job to talk and educate your children and to be sure that they are truly positive contributing members to society. Our consistent pass-the-buck attitude is prevalent enough in our international policies and in the executive branch of our government, please do not let that same mindset invade your home.

[crystalblue3]

In this day and age...with everything you see in the papers and on television about the dangers online, you'd THINK parents would keep a vigilant eye on what their children are doing when they're surfing the web...or chatting, or doing research or anything!

Every post here is dead-on.

[rf35]

"...government lawyers attacked software filters as burdensome and less effective, even though they have previously defended their use in public schools and libraries." How typical. Hypocrites.

I fully agree with the previous posts. The parents need to be the parents, not the government.

[rohink-2009]

I agree with every post here.
Couldn't say it any better.