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Mason, Marilyn Gell – American Libraries, 1997
Considers issues relating to children's access to information on the Internet in public libraries. Topics include censorship versus selection; First Amendment rights; the American Library Association's challenge to the Communications Decency Act; filtering software; and the role of the public library. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Childrens Libraries, Computer Software
Peer reviewedRabkin, Rhoda – Policy Review, 2002
Fashioning public policies restricting children's access to entertainment glamorizing violence, sex, drugs, and vulgarity is a complex task. The recently introduced Media Marketing Accountability Act would empower the federal government to regulate advertising of entertainment products to youth. Suggests that this power is undesirable compared to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Censorship, Children, Federal Government
