This information revolution may rival the inventions of the printing press and broadcasting in terms of how it will affect our daily lives … But there are some dark side roads on the information superhighway that contain material that would be considered unacceptable by any reasonable standard.
Predictor: Exon, James
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article in CQ Researcher, Charles Clark talks with Sen. James Exon, D-Neb. Clark quotes Exon saying: ”When a youngster logs onto a computer terminal, he or she is welcomed into a vast new world of information that will revolutionize how we all learn and work in the future. This World Wide Web of computer connection represents an information explosion unprecedented in world history. This information revolution may rival the inventions of the printing press and broadcasting in terms of how it will affect our daily lives … But there are some dark side roads on the information superhighway that contain material that would be considered unacceptable by any reasonable standard.”
Biography:James Exon, a U.S. senator from Nebraska, was the author of the Communications Decency Act, passed by the U.S. Senate in 1995. The controversial legislation contained sweeping language barring “obscene,” “indecent” or “harassing” communications online or via phone or fax. (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)
Date of prediction: June 26, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Pornography
Name of publication: CQ Researcher
Title, headline, chapter name: Regulating the Internet
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/search.php
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