Click here . An example of a calmer and more reasoned appeal for freedom is an article in the issue of Infinity magazine for the week of October 8, 1995. Author Ben Turner states that, contrary to the beliefs of lawmakers, the Net is not merely a lair of pornography and indecency. It actually possesses many positive attributes. For example, many businesses are now using the Net to advertise.
More commerce takes place, which in turn generates greater financial capital.
This a benefit not only to the individual businesses involved in the transactions, but to the nation as a whole. Turner goes on to urge parents to be more aware of what their children are exposed to online, and to take greater personal responsibility to protect their children's innocence. Last, he points out that Net users are fully capable of governing themselves. The C.D.A. is simply unnecessary. A final example of the countless responses to the idea of Net censorship is a portion of an essay by Philippe Kahn, who founded Borland International and is also the CEO of Starfish Software.