_____ means so offensive on its face as to affront current community standards of decency.

• A. Obscene
• B. Patently Offensive
• C. Information Content Provider
• D. Access Software Provider

Answer: (B)

Patently Offensive describes material that is clearly offensive on its face and would affront contemporary community standards of decency. This means the offensiveness is evident from the content itself, without needing to look for context or value judgments. In obscenity law, this bright-line standard helps identify material that is plainly inappropriate by current standards. The other terms refer to roles or providers in the information ecosystem and do not describe a standard of decency, so they don’t fit the definition as well.