WHITE HOUSE ACCIDENTALLY BLOCKED BY SURFWATCH
In case you haven't heard, SurfWatch makes software that prevents
access to objectionable sites, used primarily by parents to shield
their kids from reality, leading the offspring to enter politics when
they grow up. In any event, one of the pages on Socks the cat's
virtual tour of the White House contains the word "couples" (as in
Bill and Hillary, Al and Tipper). This subversive phrase was deemed
too shocking for underage eyes, leading to the blocking of the entire
White House site. Saner heads eventually prevailed, once the White
House webmaster complained. Is this comedy or tragedy? Despite the
absurdity, kudos to SurfWatch, which is, in the greater scheme of
things, part of the solution rather than the problem.
<URL:http://www.surfwatch.com/>
<URL:http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/couples.html>