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http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/118948p-1279932c.html

San Francisco votes to ban Internet filters at city libraries
By KIM CURTIS, Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (October 2, 2001 11:55 p.m. EDT) - Internet filters designed to keep pornography away from children were banned at San Francisco libraries despite a federal law mandating their use. San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to ban the filters from library computers, a move that could cost the city $20,000 in federal funds. The board left it up to the Library Commission to decide whether to install filtering software in children's areas....

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