abstract:The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) was the first notable attempt by the United States Congress to regulate pornographic material on the Internet. In 1997, in the landmark cyberlaw case of Reno v.
Unfortunately, that viewrecently has been reinforced by thewidespread misconception that the SupremeCourt's decision striking down the CommunicationsDecencyAct outlawedallregulationontheNet.