Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Local Booksellers, National Trade Associations, ACLU, and Others Sue to Block Internet Censorship Law

from the American Civil Liberties Union.
"While this Act may have been motivated by the desire to protect children from sexual predators on the Internet, its effect is much broader," said John Reinstein, legal director of the ACLU of Massachusetts.  "Its inevitable effect, if permitted to stand, is that Internet content providers will limit the range of their speech. There are no reasonable technological means that allow Internet users to ascertain the age of anyone who might access their online communications and then restrict access for minors."