the offensive materials on the Net. "Like other dilemmas and unanswered questions of the digital age, traditional approaches (government censorship) simply won't work. Americans are going to have to accept less intrusive, probably more exotic solutions, such as providing intelligent software filters to those who want a version of Internet Lite [sic]" (Baker 65). For intelligent software and proxy servers to operate successfully, it is necessary to classify the information available on the Net, and the classification of materials has already been done by Internet users for years. Parents can then censor the Net for their children, and adults can continue to enjoy their Internet freedom. This will provide the same effect as government censorship, but will not damage the atmosphere of free idea expression and freedom on the Net. Moreover, indecorous materials are not only on the Net, minors can obtain such materials without accessing the Internet at all. Internet censorship is not the solution to keeping minors away from sexual material. The real and foremost solution to preventing minors from viewing sexual material is for parents to take a stronger role in their children's viewing. "This technological shock (pornography on the Net) to Americans' moral codes means that in the future, Americans are going to have to teach their children well. The only protection that has a chance of working is to give their sons and daughters moral grounding and some common sense" (...
