ey spend so much time of the computer. One woman expresses when she found out her sons were viewing “pornographic pictures in full color” how horrified she was and immediately discontinued their use of the net. When parents view materials accessed by their kids they find that most of the material is not suitable for most adults (Tipton 67). An even bigger fear than viewing the material is finding out that their child has an older “cyberpal”. “There’s a lot of sick people out there and those people think they have a right to these things,” complains an angry mother (Stevens A4). Parents can not always be there with their children to make sure that they can see that they are not accessing smut. It is too easy for kids to get around the electronic gates that the need for a credit card to access sites when they can steal their parents. There are a lot of uncertainties and risks that go along with allowing children to use the Internet. The Supreme Court has struck down almost all of the new laws concerning regulation of the Internet on the grounds that they violate the first amendment. The first amendment says that the citizens should be exposed to a diversity of views, whether they want to or not (Topaz A2). The CDA was struck down because it was a clear violation of free speech. All of the proposals do protect children, but trample on the rights of adults to communicate with each other freely. The Supreme Court ruled that the new technology “...would receive the highest level of protection. Internet speakers will not be shackled with the regulations that limit content on television and radio; instead, they will enjoy the freedom granted to printed matter. And it will be up to the parents, not the government, to keep kids from accessing smut (Miller and Mauro 84).” Newt Gingrich has spoken out against the Exon amendment saying that it has no real impact because it is in violation of the ...
