UNFORTUNATELY the rating system based on PICS is proving rather a blunt tool
with which to carve up the Web. Handily, Declan McCullagh has summarised why it
is causing problems at
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/editorial/0,1012,740,00.html. But soon,
unless a page has been rated, many browsers are going to refuse to access it.
Surfers should enjoy their freedom while they can.
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