Background of CIPA
The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by Congress to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers. CIPA imposed certain types of requirements on any school or library that receives funding under the E-rate program, which subsidizes internet technology and connectivity for schools and libraries. In early 2001, the FCC issued rules implementing CIPA.
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