ABSTRACT
Internet filtering software is hot. Plantiffs in ACLU v. Reno l relied heavily on the existence and capabilities of filtering software (also known as blocking software) in arguing that the Communications Decency Act was unconstitutional. 2 President Clinton has pledged to "vigorously support" the development and widespread availability of filtering software.3 Free speech activists see that software as providing the answer to the dilemma of indecency regulation, making it possible "to reconcile free expression of ideas and appropriate protection for kids.,,4 Indeed, some of the strongest supporters of blocking software are First Amendment activists who sharply oppose direct government censorship of the Net.
