Congress has twice passed federal statutes intending to control pornography over the Internet with regard to distribution to minors,and both times the law was struck down as being too broad and too vague,therefore infringing on freedom-of-speech rights of the general public.

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Congress has twice passed federal statutes intending to control pornography over the Internet with regard to distribution to minors,and both times the law was struck down as being too broad and too vague,therefore infringing on freedom-of-speech rights of the general public.

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Congress passed the Communications Decency Act (CDA) in 1996 and the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) in 1998 to control pornography on the Internet. Both laws were challenged in court and ultimately struck down as unconstitutional for being too broad and vague, thus violating the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech.

Congress Has Twice Passed Federal Statutes Intending to Control Pornography