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Anonymous' forceful closure of more than 40 child pornography sites was apparently only the beginning of the group's war against pedophile activity on the internet. The group has continued its action by releasing the internet addresses of 190 alleged pedophiles online, using information collected from the sites it had earlier shut down.

Once upon a time -- in the 1990s -- e-books for children came on CD-ROMs, and for digital wizardry, offered only mouse clicks and hidden pop-up-like animations. Not anymore. Touch screens and app stores have given new tricks to old books, and the number of new titles is blossoming.

A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name. It would be an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.