The Internet is learning to censor itself
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The World Wide Web Consortium is developing the Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) in response to the demand for censorship of the Internet. Web sites can rate themselves, or they can have an agency provide ratings on the basis of criteria such as sex, violence and language.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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Teleconomics: information marketeers focus on content rather than access
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Businesses will likely be forced to change their telecommunications practices on the Internet. Companies must develop new ways of attracting customers because consumers will have access to all the information on the Internet, including information on competitors.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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