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Individuals can obtain access to the Internet from many different sources. . . .
Anyone with access to the Internet may take advantage of a wide variety of communication and information retrieval methods. . . . The best known category of communication over the Internet is the World Wide Web, which allows users to search for and retrieve information stored in remote computers, as well as, in some cases, to communicate back to designated sites. . . . Sexually explicit materials on the Internet are created, named, and posted in the same manner as material that is not sexually explicit, and may be accessed either deliberately or unintentionally during the course of an imprecise search. . . . Almost all sexually explicit images are preceded by warnings as to the content. Unlike communications received by radio or television, the receipt of information on the Internet requires a series of affirmative steps more deliberate and directed than merely turning a dial. . . .