Filtering Recommendations

ZDNet is Reporting the COPA Commission declined to recommend the mandatory use of antipornography filters, saying no particular technology yet offers an ideal solution.

\”\”We didn\’t recommend any mandatory practices,\” said Donald Telage, chairman of the commission and an executive at Network Solutions Inc. \”We did consider them, but not even the most-conservative members of the commission felt that was the road to go down.\”


A related Story at the NY Times says the overwhelming majority of Americans say schools should install filters, according to a new national survey commissioned by the Digital Media Forum. 92% said pornography should be blocked on school computers, while 80% said filters should be used to bar hate speech.