Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!solo.csci.unt.edu!vaxb.acs.unt.edu!cirby From: cirby@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (((((C.Irby))))) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Computer Porn? Aaaaagh! Message-ID: <1991Mar18.223347.45852@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> Date: 18 Mar 91 22:27:47 GMT Lines: 46 Well, it's happening again... I was watching the news tonight (a local channel), and they had a story about pornography (gasp!) on computers (gasp! gasp!). The central thought of the story was that children might get to see some pornographic images (they called them "videos") by logging onto a BBS and downloading some GIFs. They covered the subject of BBS membership by talking to some guy who told the reporters about all of the adult boards out there, and that some of them were homosexual in content. He also said that there were child pornography BBSes, but never gave examples... Here's the good part: the whole story was built on "maybe." No examples- they went to an arcade and asked some kids if they could find porn on a BBS, and one kid said "all you have to do is keep trying." Yup. Nearly as tough as going over to their friend's house... ;-) Of course, many of the young computer types out there have already downloaded several megs of "pornogifs," but let's look into the John Doe residence: "Bobby! Have you got any *porn* in your computer?" "No, mom." (holds up floppy disk) "See?" "Well, okay- but if you accidentally find any pictures like that, don't you go looking at them..." "Yes, mom..." Sheesh. I can hear the outraged parents ripping modems out of the wall already. ...and the District Attorneys calling up Arizona for tips on prosecuting computer crime... Operation Sun Dildo? -- |////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////| |\\\\\\| C Irby cirby@untvax cirby@vaxa.acs.unt.edu |\\\\\\| |//////| He frowns thoughtfully. "I wonder why the |//////| |\\\\\\| Fascists always have the best uniforms." |\\\\\\| |////////////////////////-Spy Magazine-//////////////////////////|