@klumper
Just because something is on the internet as opposed to printed on a piece of paper doesn't make it any less illegal. Child porn is just as illegal on a computer as it is would be in a magazine or videotape. Threats in emails are just as illegal a they are in regular mail. Fraud is just as illegal.
You are wrestling with two different problems that have nothing to do with regulating the internet. First, whether you like it or not, porn is legal. The internet just makes it a lot cheaper and easier to access than it used to be. Your second problem is more pernicious: how to enforce your particular values on the internet without having to adhere to the values of others.
If I had my preference, there are many types of speech and information that would be suppressed on the internet, including some types that are undoubtedly near and dear to your heart. Fortunately for everyone, neither you nor I seem to be getting our wishes.
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