Parenting the Internet

July 02, 2004

In a 5 to 4 decision on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Child Online Protection Act probably violates the First Amendment, and sent the case back to a lower court. This is the latest in an ongoing conflict between free speech and parental peace of mind - a conflict that has seen various legislative solutions sent back to the drawing board. Professor Jonathan Zittrain, co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard, joins Bob.


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