April 12, 2003
Sex and the Internet
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Children’s Internet Protection Act
lChildren’s Internet
Protection Act (CIPA) of 2000 requires schools and libraries that receive certain federal funding or
discounts to install a “technology protection measure” like Internet filtering software.
lThe U.S. Supreme
Court should decide soon on an appeal of the library portion of CIPA.
lNo one has filed a
legal challenge against the school portion of CIPA that requires schools to install filtering software, damaging
the educational opportunities of millions of U.S. students.