Internet Content Ratings may be required soon
Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, chairman of the Commerce Committee, gave a warning to the internet publishing industry that if it doesn’t develop a content rating system themselve, congress will do it for them.
Tim Lordan, executive director of the Internet Education Foundation, said about 75 percent of Internet pornography comes from overseas, beyond the reach of U.S. laws. He said parents play a crucial role in keeping unwanted material away from their children and that a rating system would help.1