The growth of the Internet in recent years has made a wealth of information available to anyone with a computer and a modem. It has also brought pornography within a few mouse clicks of those who venture into cyberspace—including children. This reality has led many conservative groups and other concerned persons to advocate ways to shield children from exposure to pornographic material on the Net. Solutions include regulations on the transmission of Internet pornography and the use of special software to block pornographic websites in libraries, home computers, and work places. Those who favor such measures believe that pornography is not speech worthy of free speech protection and that therefore regulation is justified. As stated by Barbara Franceski, the director of media for Concerned Women for America, an organization that promotes biblical values,

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