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...... The biggest argument associated with the internet is that indecency and offense can be easily spread and is easily accessible to children. Children today are exposed to so much violence, and some say the internet is partly to blame. Yet some also argue that this is not a good enough reason to control the Internet. Simply because its anonymity makes it a haven for people to speak their minds and that they might knowingly or unknowingly deliver the wrong messages to our children, some would like to see greater control. (Samuelson, 2000, p. 319) Yet, even in this area every law that is enacted to help protect children from harmful content is later challenged, on constitutionality and either held in legal limbo with injunctions or challenged and struck down later. Again the balance seems to be supported by self regulation standards. (Taylor & Quayle, 2003, p. 38)
In the US, the Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 defines child pornography as 'any visual depiction, including any photography, film, video, picture or computer generated image or picture...where such visual depiction is, or appears to be, of a minor'. However, it seems that the Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition judgment has

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