The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) was unconstitutional declaring that it was overly broad, vague and violated the First Amendment.
COPA was designed specifically to protect children from obscene materials online. However, Chris Hansen with the ACLU said that Congress repeatedly tries to restrict speech on the Internet far more than books or magazines.
Others believed that filters are better at protecting children than the law. We all know this is wrong. Filters are easily circumvented and do not protect children from Internet predators who are specifically targeting children. There has to be a 3 pronged approach: legislation, Internet governance and technology.
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