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Communications Decency Act
The Communications Decency Act of 1996 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. ACLU, the United States Supreme Court struck the anti-indecency provisions of the Act.The Act was Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996...
Timeline of Events
1996
2.1.1996
The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
2.8.1996
The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
7.29.1996
The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad .
1997
6.26.1997
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.