Censorship and pornography on the Internet

Since the increase of the popularity of the Internet, concern is felt by some people about the amount of pornography freely available that could easily be accessed by children. Public libraries in particular have felt pressured to censor this material by using Internet filter software which blocks searches for certain words.

Internet filter software may effectively block access to non-pornographic and legitimate information.

Consider this:

• What if a person tried to search for information on the Internet about breast cancer in a public library that used filtering software?

The following websites represent either side of the censorship and Internet pornography debate:

• Anti-censorship - Libertus.net's Why Defend Pornography
• Pro-censorship - American Family Association (ALA) - promotes American Family filter designed to defeat pornography.