Problems began for Prodigy when a subscriber to the interactive personal on-line home computer service, complained to the Anti-Defamation league regarding several anti-Semitic notes which had allegedly appeared on Prodigy's electronic bulletin boards. Prodigy's electronic bulletin boards are areas where Prodigy users can read and add to long sequences of messages that are either addressed to an individual or all Prodigy members who may wish to read them. The complaint to the Anti-Defamation League triggered a number of events. Prodigy attempted to re

messages on the electronic network. The Wall Street Journal covered the story four days after the ADL press release. The next day, New York Newsday, covered the story. The newspaper's headline read "HIGH TECH HATE." The one-page story highlighted several anti-Semitic notes that the ADL of B'nai B'rith said had appeared on Prodigy's electronic bulletin boards. The widely circulated Newsday reaches a great number of Jews in the New York area. By mid-morning, phone calls began pouring into Prodigy, making it clear a big problem exists.

The American Civil Liberties Union is a stakeholder in situation. The ACLU is best known for their role as the protector of First Amendment rights. The ACLU must look at whether or not Prodigy is violating the First Amendment right of its members by censoring what is being allowed on the electronic bulletin boards. In addition, the ACLU question the confidentiality of private e-mails through the Prodigy service. Both of these

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