Ban on child porn Web forums affects few

A plan to cleanse child pornography from the Internet deals with a very small part of the Web and will do little to solve the problem, say security experts, civil libertarians and companies. The agreement announced by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo follows a months-long investigation. His office found 88 newsgroups, also known as bulletin boards, with 11,390 sexually lewd photos of prepubescent children, some being raped. Cuomo says the porn is pervasive and "horrific." The accord is part of a larger effort to hold Internet service providers, including social networking sites such as Facebook, responsible for their online content. Its focus on newsgroups involves few people, however.
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