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Chance bill to combat online porn

State Sen. Ronnie Chance (R-Tyrone) has introduced legislation aimedat protecting minors from pornographic Web sites.

Senate Bill 316 would ban the sale and distribution to minors of prepaid cards that allow access to obscene Web sites without age verification.

"These new prepaid cards pose a real and immediate threat to our children," Chance said last week during an interview on NewsRadio 640 WGST in Atlanta. "The company producing these cards has identified Atlanta as a target market for distribution during the coming weeks. This bill protects our children from the most obscene and disgusting material available on the Internet."

Prepaid pornography cards, known as PPPs, were recently introduced in New York City as an alternative to the standard age verification system required to access many pornographic Web sites. PPP cards are available in monetary values of $5 to $50 and work similar to prepaid telephone cards. Each card has a scratch-off number so users can maintain anonymity when they log on to a Web site filled with hard-core pornography. Chance's bill makes the sale or distribution of PPPs to minors illegal.

“I believe we, as parents, teachers and community leaders, have a responsibility to do everything within our power to protect our children and families,” said Chance. “Senate Bill 316 does just that.”

Senate Bill 316 was introduced last week and passed out of committee.

The 16th State Senate district includes most of Fayette and Spalding counties, all of Pike and Lamar counties and the city of Forsyth in Monroe County.