The Communications Decency Act, or
CDA, describes a particular
law passed by
anal-retentive
members of
Congress, and a
sad time in the
history of the
Internet. It basically said that no
web site in
America could have
anything remotely
offensive on it, unless it had an
age verification system.
Web pages went down
everywhere as
right-wingers took over the
Internet. Thankfully, the
Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional.
See also: censorship