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Cite as:  582 U. S. ____ (2017) 

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ALITO, J., concurring in judgment 

quented  by  children,  this  conduct  may  be  observed  by
parents, teachers, or others.  Third, the internet offers an 
unprecedented  degree  of  anonymity  and  easily  permits  a 
would-be molester to assume a false identity. 

The Court is correct that we should be cautious in apply-
ing our free speech precedents to the internet.  Ante, at 6. 
Cyberspace is different from the physical world, and if it is
true,  as  the  Court  believes,  that  “we  cannot  appreciate 
yet” the “full dimensions and vast potential” of “the Cyber
Age,”  ibid.,  we  should  proceed  circumspectly,  taking  one
step  at  a  time.  It  is  regrettable  that  the  Court  has  not
heeded its own admonition of caution.