Apr 16, 2002
Bill proposes segregating porn sites

A bill has been introduced in Congress that would require Web sites containing pornography, hate speech or other material deemed harmful to minors to give up their .com Web addresses and register under an adults-only Internet domain such as .prn. 

The bill, introduced by Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., would also outlaw hidden video cameras in bedrooms, bathrooms and other private places, making it illegal to film someone for a "lewd or lascivious purpose" without that person's consent. The bill would not apply to security cameras in private places such as department-store dressing rooms. 

Last week, the House of Representatives Commerce Committee approved a bill that seeks to protect children from inappropriate online content by creating a child-safe Internet space within the United States' .us domain. However, other congressional attempts to regulate online content have been struck down in the courts or run aground on free-speech concerns. 

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