Although many people submit jokes, the humor section is moderated for quality. This material is widely read. Two daily jokes are distributed and all of the jokes are archived. Some of the jokes include vulgar language or sexually explicit material. For instance, some of the jokes discuss sexual acts including oral sex.
Some jokes also use strong language.
Where appropriate, jokes are accompanied by a disclaimer stating that they may not be suitable for minors. I believe that the news articles and the jokes are accessed by teenagers. Because ClariNet does not have direct contact with the subscribers to the newspaper, we could not prevent minors from accessing the news articles through the providers except by requiring the providers to restrict access. With regard to the jokes, it would be impossible to prevent access by minors. The jokes are distributed through a newsgroup sent out to tens of thousands of sites over which we have no control.