National Coalition Leader to Meet with New FCC Advisor
Please be in prayer for Jack Samad, senior vice president of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families, as he meets with new FCC advisor Penny Nance of the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis and leaders of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on September 1. Samad joins attorney Richard Whidden from the National Law Center for Children & Families to ask how we can assist the FCC and CTIA as they draft and review guidelines to meet the oversight demands of wireless emerging technologies.
Proliferation of Child Pornography on Internet
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) recently released evidence that confirms child pornography is among the fastest growing Internet businesses on the Web. In the past four years, law enforcement officials have seen a dramatic increase in the sexual exploitation of children over numerous websites. In fact, NCMEC says the number of reports of child porn sites has increased about 400% in the past few years.
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Playboy Magazine Going Digital
Playboy Enterprises recently announced its infamous Playboy magazine will now be available digitally through the Internet. Competing with other pornographic websites, Playboy believes extending its material via the Web will not only increase advertisers' visibility, but also increase online advertising sales opportunities by offering ad-sponsored links to its online edition. For a rational foundation for condemning pornography and defending the social and legal constraints upon pornographic materials, read the National Coalition's booklet Pornography: The Deconstruction of Human Sexuality by S. Michael Craven, vice president of Religious & Cultural Affairs.
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PlayStation Portable Adds Web Browser
Sony's PlayStation Portable will now include a software upgrade that allows users to access the Internet through a new Web browser. Movie videos, photos, email and entertainment will be accessible at the touch of a button. Unfortunately, no security controls, including filtering devices, are in place to protect kids from objectionable material on the Web.
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Bush Administration Objects to New Domain Name
The .XXX domain name has been delayed for one month due to strong pressure from pro-family organizations, including the National Coalition, and many concerned citizens. The Department of Commerce received over 6,000 correspondences objecting to the new domain name, prompting the Bush administration to ask the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to postpone the domain name implementation.
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New Study on MTV
Parents Television Council recently released a study examining sex, violence and profanity in MTV's original programming and the effectiveness of V-chip technology to block objectionable content. The V-chip only functions properly when the programs are clearly marked with indicators such as "L" for language, which MTV failed to do. Within 71 hours of reviewed MTV programming, 938 bleeped swear words and 542 non-bleeped swear words were reported, for a total of 1,480 uses of inappropriate language.
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