The federal government has released access to a new spectrum of broadband service, and is licensing only those providers who promise to develop such services without porn or other obscene material on them. I am somewhat surprised that the adult community is not up in arms at the prospect of the government possibly pushing out other ISPs with a free service that is by definition, anti-pornography.

After initially claiming it would not restrict internet access offered through its Gogo in-flight broadband offering, American Airlines has caved to pressure from community groups to restrict access to porn sites.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is putting on a personal promotion show called the "Children's Crusade", and is bullying ISP already actively filter child porn content and cooperate with law enforcement just for the press.

Emil Kacperski, president of a hosting service operating under the name Intercage, claims he was attempting to curb criminal use of his servers when Pacific Internet Exchange, the company's only remaining upstream provider, terminated service due to pressure from activist groups to shut down the operation.

While the airline industry initially did not take the issue of in-flight porn as anything more than a side-effect of offering broadband internet on their flights, now that the trade unions have taken an interest, each airline has been forced to create a specific policy for handling content accessed during travel.

With the recent launch of broadband internet services on most major airlines, the issue of whether an airline filters out porn website has become a hot topic in the world of air travel. Among those that block adult sites are American Airlines and Delta, while Air Canada and Alaska still provide unfettered access.

While Google, MSN, and Time Warner Cable all justify their habits of tracking user statistics as being in the best interest of providing better service, Verizon and AT&T announced this week that they will not track user's online behavior unless mandated by the government.

Following threats of legal action from New York's Attorney General - Andrew Cuomo, Comcast has joined the ranks of AOL, Verizon, AT&T, and 13 other ISPs to ban usenet groups from it's service.

While no formal complaints have been filed, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants has been compelled to address the management of American Airlines over the unfiltered Internet access provided through its new in-flight WiFi offering.

Statistics show that current Internet accessibility only extends to roughly 20% of the world's population. As the 'Next Several Billion' come online, the overall demographics of the average Internet user will dramatically be reshaped, as much of this new audience lives on less than $2 a day.