nts have fears about some of the possibilities they see with existing technology:
Areas of concern include World Wide Web sites, newsgroups and on line "chat" areas on both the Internet and commercial on line services. A chat area is like a party line where several people converse in real time by typing and reading comments that are instantly transmitted to all who are tuned in. Because they're live, chat sessions can be particularly troublesome, since there is no way to screen material before it's posted (Magid, 1995, D 7).
For the existing on-line services providing home access, bulletin boards are less of a problem:
With few exceptions, the forums or bulletin boards on the commercial on line service are appropriate for family viewing. If offensive material is posted, it's usually removed by the sta
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