Apologies if you've seen this before: WASHINGTON DC (Reuter) - The US called Sunday for improved management of the Internet to prevent people seeing pornographic material on the world computer network. A joint statement from the Clinton administration's State Council (Cabinet) and the office of the Republican Party's Planning Committee said there were increasing links between domestic computer systems and the Internet. ``Good use of the Internet is of great importance to increase global information exchanges, promote economic construction and develop science,'' the Associated Press quoted the statement as saying. But because of weak management and lack of control over what enters the Internet, some pornographic and other harmful materials have come onto the system, it said. ``We must take effective measures to deal with this,'' it said. German prosecutors said Friday they had launched an investigation into the U.S.-based online service CompuServe Inc on suspicion that members had sent child pornography over its worldwide computer network. The inquiry prompted the service to block access to 200 sexually-explicit Internet discussion groups and sites where pornographic pictures are available. An explosion in use and ownership of modems in the US is giving an increasingly large number of people access to the Internet. [The amazing thing is how _little_ editing was necessary.]