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I would concede your point that public institutions do not have a duty to provide pornography to its patrons (although I think I have seen some libraries offer magazines) but also recognizing that the government should then regulate and operate according to the laws, norms, and the demands of the people it serves.
These filters, however, are owned and operated by private corporations. There have been complaints that legitimate (non-porn) related sites have been filtered. This is one instance where I feel the government has an obligation since it does not answer to a board of directors that are enriched every time they can extract money from the service being provided--whether that be due to increased productivity, more workers, or even lower wages and imported labor.
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