child pornography

FCC: Privacy Must Not Prevent Telecom Firms from Reporting Child Porn

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:21:38 -0400

Full article: The Hill
Sara Jerome
The FCC released an order clarifying the role of telecom companies in child porn situations. The ruling made it clearer that telecom companies must comply with mandates to report child porn in spite of their obligations to keep user data private. Child porn is a rare exception to the privacy rules in the Communications Act.

Comcast Tries to Polish Image

Stevie Converse — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:18:00 -0400

Full article: Consumer Affairs
Martin H. Bosworth
Comcast has been in the midst of a public relations nightmare ever since the cable giant was caught blocking access to BitTorrent. Now its trying to polish it's tarnished public image in unexpected ways.

Comast Agrees to Sign New York's Anti-Porn Code

Stevie Converse — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:24:06 -0400

Full article: Philadelphia Inquirer
Jane M. Von Bergen
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is using a tactic to to try to reduce the availability of child pornography on the Internet that the ACLU calls problematic: The agreement allows sites to be removed "without any judicial oversight and there is something wrong with that."

New York May Sue Comcast over Net Child Porn

Stevie Converse — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:20:32 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Joseph A. Giannone
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who has pressured Internet service providers to block access to child pornography, said his office would pursue legal action against Comcast if it did not quickly agree to reforms.