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U.S. ISPs Agree to Block Access To Child Porn Sites, Newsgroups

Steven Musil writes on the C|Net News Blog:

Internet service providers Verizon, Sprint, and Time Warner Cable have agreed to block Internet newsgroups and Web sites nationwide that disseminate child pornography, The New York Times reported on its Web site Monday.

The move--part of an agreement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo expected to be announced Tuesday--will affect customers across the country, the newspaper reported. Negotiations are reportedly continuing with other ISPs.

Part of the plan is to shut down access to Usenet newsgroups known to traffic such images, as well as Web sites that host child pornography.

posted by Fergie @ 6/09/2008 10:47:00 PM