Many Americans eagerly support government restrictions on the Internet and TV, according to a new Freedom Forum survey. Wired News delivered to your inbox or hand-held device. About 58 percent of adults polled believe that public libraries should block access to Web sites that might offend some patrons and the US government should develop a system to rate information online. Two-thirds of those surveyed believe that radio shows should be prohibited from talking about sexually explicit material.
People support it in the abstract, but often object to how it applies in real life.
The University of Connecticut's Center for Survey Research and Analysis conducted the telephone survey for the Freedom Forum in February and March 1998. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent. Send it . Use this version. E-mail this to a friend.