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<text id=93TT1176>
<title>
Mar. 15, 1993: Computer Porn
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Mar. 15, 1993 In the Name of God
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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THE WEEK, Page 22
SOCIETY
Computer Porn
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<p>Authorities bust a high-tech international child-smut ring
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<p> Computerized "Bulletin Boards" have proved to be a handy
resource for hackers wishing to exchange information and keep up
with trends in the computer industry. But now, according to the
U.S. Customs Service, these bulletin boards are becoming
increasingly popular conduits for child pornographers, who use
them to acquire subscribers to a worldwide pornographic picture
ring. Last week, in what authorities dubbed "Operation
Longarm," federal Customs agents carried out raids in 18
different states on suspects whose names were taken from one of
these bulletin boards. According to a Customs Service spokesman,
computerized transmission of illegal pornography among
pedophiles is rapidly becoming more popular than smutty
magazines. The ring, based in Denmark, charged its members about
$80 a year and used computers and telephone lines to transmit
explicit photos of children ages 5 to 12. Customs officials say
this is the first time a high-tech porn ring of this kind has
been broken.
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