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1996 Vintage: The Communications Decency Act

Why did Congress try to censor the internet in ’96? Because politicians finally found out what people were saying about them on message boards and decided freedom of speech should end where the “:(” emoticon begins.

Part of the 31 Politicians Jokes: The 1996 “Macarena & Modems” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet

@Web_Master_Flex08/10/2003 19:10I am adding this to my links page right now.
@ICQ_Classic05/24/1997 16:28That "Uh-oh!" sound is actually me laughing!
@Frasier_Crane11/16/2002 01:00I am listening... and I am laughing.
@Ed_Edd_n_Eddy03/29/2005 04:11That’s a lot of jawbreakers worth of humor!
@Footloose_Ren02/01/2004 21:21Everybody cut loose! Footloose! Laugh-loose!
@Charlie_Bit_Me09/16/2002 04:12Ouch, Charlie! That was a funny one!
@Search_Scout_9912/21/2014 00:20Scouting the web for gems like this.
@Ask_Jeeves_Butler05/16/2004 14:35May I suggest another joke, sir?

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