Home > Topics > Speech > Internet & First Amendment   By David L. Hudson Jr. First Amendment Center research attorney Internet service providers such as America Online have a great deal of control over online expression. FULL STORY>     How much should site owners control free speech online? By Gene Policinski An emerging question is whether the Web is so pervasive, so vital that providers have become like utility companies, private in ownership but public in impact. 01.11.09   Anti-porn law dies quietly in Supreme Court Federal law known as COPA, intended to protect children from sexual material online, was passed in 1998 but never took effect. 01.21.09 Last system update: Monday, February 9, 2009 | 23:38:56  SEARCH  MORE Internet & First Amendment issues > Filtering Indecency online Spam Cybersquatting Online libel Hate speech online Virtual child pornography Copyright, P2P & Google Cyberstalking Blogging