In summary, CDA insures the full protection of the First Amendment for the Internet. The Loudon court case indicates that school libraries do have discretion to limit materials. Although the School Library Filtering Act was not passed this year, Congress continues to be interested in controlling minors' access to the Internet. Filters may lead to legal exposure for a library and its governing authority. Filters not only block objectionable information, but information protected by the First Amendment for the Internet, for example, AIDS and women's rights.
Filters impose the producer's viewpoint upon the community.
Producers do not reveal what is being blocked or provide ways for users to reach sites inadvertently blocked. Filters are designed for the home market and are antithetical to the library mission. Librarians are to assist the users, not to take the place of parents. By using library filtering software, the library creates an implied contract with the parents that the children will not be able to access material on the Internet that they do not want their children to read or view. ALA's position is that schools should provide students with unfiltered access and educate them in acceptable use and Internet safety.