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Communities across America are debating whether or not internet access in Public libraries should be filtered to prevent minors from viewing pornography and other objectionable materials. Some citizens believe that having a blanket filter for all available computer terminals, and eliminating pornography in the library altogether, is the only way to protect their children from accessing obscene materials. Others believe that filtering the internet is a violation of their rights under the first amendment and should not be allowed. There is also the issue of the filtering software’s inability to distinguish between pornography and sexually related topics, and hindering internet research by blocking sites with subject matter like sex education or help for rape victims. In this debate I would have to agree that internet access in the library should not be completely filtered. Not only is it a violation of