Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk From: tweek@netcom.com (R R M Tweek) Subject: Re: SEARCHING NET FOR INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL Message-ID: Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <460d8v$pp8@castle.nando.net> <4620s3$e58@castle.nando.net> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 15:06:07 GMT Lines: 140 Sender: tweek@netcom2.netcom.com In article <4620s3$e58@castle.nando.net>, AnarchyL wrote: > Remember that the so-called pornographic material in folders that was >used to demonise the Net in the Exon bill hearings had been posted by >pro-censorship groups and then downloaded again to fill the folders. >This situation bears watching. Sherman: Gee Mr Peabody, That sounds very bad. Peabody: My dear boy, you are looking at the world with vaseline covered glasses. I'll get the WayBack machine configured while you clean them so you can see. Sherman: Where are we going Mr. Peabody? Peabody: I am setting the controls for May of 1995. Sherman: But that's not history Mr. Peabody. Can't we go see the sinking of the Titanic? Peabody: Sherman, my boy, It is history. You have failed to see the importance of evaluating recent data. Woody: Sherman must learn to evaluate data. Peabody: Wrong stage Woody. Woody: Sorry Sherman: What do you mean Mr. Peabody? Peabody: Follow me... {Whoosh whoosh whoosh} Peabody: I must get that thing fixed. It's begining to sound like a bad BBC sound effect. Sherman: Where are we Mr Peabody? And who is that man crouched over that computer with the triangle on it? Peabody: That, my boy, is Scoop Renaldo. Scoop is a reporter trying to get himself a byline. That triangle on the screeen is the opening screen to AOL. Scoop is trying to find out about evil people on the net trying to pick up on little kids for their sexual perversions. Sherman: Do I have sexual perversions Mr. Peabody. Peabody: No Sherman, you don't. But just don't go telling people that I had a specially fitted dog collar for you. Sherman: Why, Mr Peabody? Peabody: Never mind my boy. Good afternoon Mr. Renaldo. Scoop: Uh, Who are you and how did yo... Uhm, You're not the Net cops, are you?... I swear, I was just trying to do a story on this porno on the net stuff... I wasn't really reading any of it! Peabody: Relax Mr. Renaldo. We are here to lend you some help. What does your problem seem to be? Scoop: I heard about those kids who met some people online, and got bus tickets to go visit them... and then the friends turned out to be adults who were mollesting them. It's all over the media and it sounds like these mollesters are just around every corner on the net, BUT I CAN'T FIND ANY!!! I can't even find any nudie pics. Peabody: Has it occured to you that the media is going a bit overboard and exagerating the situation? Scoop: But I read it in the Star little dog, so I know it has to be true. The problem is, I go into some of these newsgroups alt.gifs.porno, and ask where the nudies are, and I either get called names like "Fed", "Nark" or "Dork", or someone does give me an address... one twenty seven.something.something .whatever... or some other site called localhost, but I still can't find any. Peabody: Have you ever thought about doing some responsible reporting? Scoop: What do you mean by responsible? Sherman: I think what Mr. Peabody means, is that instead of predicting Doom and darkness for the net, why don't you report on how people can actually do something about it. Scoop: You mean like writing to the President and asking him to ban the naughty stuff. Sherman: Mr. Peabody, that doesn't seem quite right either. Peabody: You appear to be thinking correctly my boy. Mr. Renaldo, what you probably should report on, is finding ways to protect the children without infringing upon the rights of others. Sherman: Kind of like a checkpoint Mr Peabody? Scoop: By Jove, I think the kid has an idea there. You know, I saw something like that come off the wire, but it didn't seem to be the sort of thing that would be spicey enough for a byline. Thank You dog... and you to kid! Sherman: Come boy. {whoosh whoosh whoosh} Sherman: I don't get it Mr. Peabody. Peabody: What don't you get, boy? Sherman: How did that WayBack trip have anything to do with the censorship post we saw? Peabody: Think, my boy. How does the software know what is good and bad on the net. With the way the net is changing minute by minute, how can the software know what new stuff is offensive? Sherman: You mean, Mr. Peabody, that someone has to be forever looking for the offensive stuff? Peabody: Exactly, my boy. Sherman: I still don't get it Mr. Peabody. Peabody: Did I ever tell you, that you were adopted? Sherman: Huh? Peabody: Eat your cereal boy. -- tweek@netcom.com tweek@tweekco.ness.com tweek@io.com DoD #MCMLX SP-3 Fodder-Line: Rogue Agent Hubbard Thetan Scientology Clear OT Course Clam http://www.io.com/~tweek/ tweek@ccnet.com OT-7 Dr. Doo's little Llama