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How do states and localities enforce laws against child porn on the internet which crosses all state and national boundaries? Or are we China if we block overseas kiddie porn sites?

If someone in a given US state or locality is distributing child porn, prosecute them under the regional laws there. This could be done more efficiently and effectively than the Federal Govt.

If the material is coming from overseas, local providers could block content from those domains.

Still, the best option is the filter content at the most local level—i.e., by blocking material you don't wish to see on your own computer. There are numerous softwares out there for doing this.

Relevant article, in sharp contrast to Santorum's views:

In 1996, Gingrich — then the speaker of the House — resisted an attempt to fight porn on the Internet.

When the Senate began to push for the Communications Decency Act of 1996, Gingrich put up a roadblock that helped undermine the act, which was later struck down by the Supreme Court. The act, introduced by then-Sen. Jim Exon (D-Neb.), would have made indecent materials on the Internet illegal and made intermediaries — such as Internet service providers — responsible for policing content on the Web.

Some saw this effort as trying to apply rules of broadcast television to the Internet. Gingrich said then that the bill would not protect children but would impinge on the rights of adults. Gingrich pushed for an alternative that emphasized parental education.

"He should be credited with helping to promote a solution to come out against regulation that would have thwarted free speech and the vibrant Internet we know today,” said Jerry Berman, founder of the Center for Democracy and Technology, one of the first cyber liberties groups.

If someone in a given US state or locality is distributing child porn, prosecute them under the regional laws there. This could be done more efficiently and effectively than the Federal Govt. If the material is coming from overseas, local providers could block content from those domains.

"Local providers"? How many internet providers do you think there are which only service local areas? Don't bother answering, just look at the chart on this page:

ISP Usage and Market Share

Answer: none.

Ergo, this requires federal regulations. And enforcement would be no more difficult than enforcement of existing child porn and anti-SPAM laws.

If one actually thinks about this, restricting access to online porn is not difficult at all. Furthermore, it will result in the curtailing of no one's desire to view obscenity if done properly. What it will do is move the disgusting cr@p out of the view of decent people who want nothing to do with it. The internet is an online public forum that is conceptually not much different from a mall or other public place. Just as there are laws restricting people from public masturbation, there should be laws restricting the display of sex acts on the internet.