Screen saviors.
The American Library Association and the American Civil Liberties Union are challenging the Children's Internet Protection Act (CHIPA) that requires public schools and libraries to install blocking software on computers in order to receive federal support. The CHIPA has many problems—blocking softw...
| Publicado en: | American Prospect Vol. 12; no. 10; pp. 31 - 32 |
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June 4 2001
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