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Whitfield, a former state Representative, switched parties in 1994 to run against incumbent Tom Barlow--and won. He became the first Republican to represent the district, whose 31 counties are almost all Democratic. In the House, Whitfield supported a balanced-budget amendment and a line-item veto. He denies that the Republicans want to cut Medicare and that he is a clone of Newt Gingrich...
Back in Smolan's Mission Control, though, the Decency Act was mostly a side issue. Smolan declined to drape his pages in black, although he did include a fiercely worded attack on the legislation by Internet activist John Perry Barlow, and he did agree late in the day to add to his "Welcome" screen a blue ribbon signifying solidarity with the protesters. But he did not go out of his way to cover the protest; it is mentioned only briefly in the story that accompanies an electronic image of the Clinton signing ceremony...
...COMPLETELY AGREE WITH JOHN PERRY Barlow's piece, ''Thinking Locally, Acting Globally'' [ESSAY, Jan. 15], criticizing online censorship. CompuServe's decision to censor speech has deprived millions of users. Around the world, homosexuals rely on the banned newsgroups for support and guidance. Many of the other newsgroups discuss adult subjects in a candid manner. In the information age, censorship is not what is required; common sense is. People need to know what is on the Internet and accept its presence. If Germany can censor CompuServe, what will protect other online service providers from facing similar restrictions? MARTY...
...OBJECT TO BARLOW'S VIEWS. IT'S NOT so simple as freedom here, authoritarianism there. Every kind of communication or information can be used in a manipulative way, but at least in most cases you know who is calling the tune. What troubles me about the Internet is not the existence of sexually explicit newsgroups, but that our brave new social space shields the vicious from having to stand up for what they are saying and be held responsible for it. CLAUDIUS KLEIN Berlin I AM AGAINST CENSORSHIP, BUT THERE has to be regulation to protect the weaker elements...
John Perry Barlow, a former Grateful Dead lyricist, co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which defends civil liberties in cyberspace. He lives in Wyoming and New York and at barlow@eff.org