AIRTOUCHTm Cellular Taking On The KKK TOBY AXELROD SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Click once, and the background music is none other than the theme to the movie Exodus. But this is not a biblical Web site. It is the home of the Ku Klux Klan's Realm of Texas cell, operating under what critics call a misleadingly benign guise. It is also the site that prompt- ed the Anti-Defamation League to join America Online in its fight against hate on the Inter- net. Discussions began recently, after a swarm of complaints about Klan Web sites with AOL addresses. "We are researching different kinds of filters" to enable Inter- net users to block hate sites, said ADL's Legal Affairs Director Steven Freeman. "We need to do our homework [as to] whether or not it is workable, or practi- cable from a legal standpoint." Recently, AOL ditched one Klan site based on breach of terms-of-service, which bans hate speech. Research is underway on oth- er tactics. "We think we can at least remove the aol.com address from those kinds of sites," said George Vradenburg III, AOL's senior vice president and gener- al counsel. Other possibilities include a rating system allowing AOL members to screen out hate sites; and creating "a gateway so if you ever type 'KKK' or `kike' or 'nigger' you automatically go to a site which describes the na- ture of these groups," said Mr. Vradenburg. "It is very difficult to try to control these kinds of things, particularly with the First Amendment consideration," warned Jack Nelson, author of Terror in the Night: The Klan's Campaign Against the Jews (1993), and chief of the Los An- geles Times Washington bureau. "But there could be ways of mak- ing the average user out there understand what they are get- ting into." Mr. Nelson said the Internet may give "added power" through "communication with other ex- tremists." David Hoffman, Internet re- searcher for ADL, agrees. "There are 200 or so sites out there where there is absolutely virulent anti-Semitism ... and anti-government stuff. And they all come together and create an environment where people find reinforcement for their ideas. That is where I think it is dan- gerous." ❑ New York Jewish Week An easy call to make Pick 'n' choose from AirTouch Cellular. At AirTouch Cellular, it pays to be picky. 'Cause right now when you sign a two- year service agreement, we'll give you a free phone and you can pick from three extra savings options to fit your needs. And, if you find it hard to choose, we'll help find the right one for you. So stop by soon. And be as picky as you please. Sign a two-year service agreement and get: A Free Phone plus, thru the end of '97: 50% off Monthly Access Or Free Weekends Or 40 Free Minutes per Month Southfield Novi Bloomfield His. 28117 Telegraph Rd. 43025 Nelve Mile Rd. • 2274 S. Telegraph Rd. (Across from Sears at Nelve Oaks Mall) 810-358-7416 810-305-6631 810-335-9900 Business Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-7:00 pm 9:00 am-6:00 pm Saturday 12:00 pm-5:00 pm Sunday New activations only. Limited to certain rate plans. All offers will appear as a credit beginning on second bill. Free air time minutes are limited up to 40 minutes per month through the 1997 billing cycles and to calls originating from your home market. Unused minutes will be forfeited. Roaming, toll, long distance, and taxes extra. Unlimited Weekends Calling feature begins on second bill and includes off-peak hours from Saturday morning through Sunday evening apply. and not be combines with any other offer. Other restrictions continues as a $9.99 monthly charge after the last billing cycle of 1997 until customer cancels. May Offer ends July 26, 1997. AirTouch, Unlimited Weekends Calling, An easy call to make, and the AirTouch logo are trademarks of AirTouch Communications, Inc.