Deleting Online Predators Act

[phoenix-starr.livejournal.com]

Congress targets social network sites

By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Published: May 10, 2006, 5:30 PM PDT

Last modified: May 11, 2006, 9:46 AM PDT

MySpace and other social-networking sites like LiveJournal.com and Facebook are the potential targets for a proposed federal law that would effectively require most schools and libraries to render those Web sites inaccessible to minors, an age group that includes some of the category's most ardent users.

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A proposed federal law would effectively require schools and libraries to render social networking sites inaccessible to minors.

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Law would likely affect more than just social networking sites. Blogger.com, AOL and Yahoo's instant messaging features might be included in proposal's definition


Ok, I'm all for going after predators, but this bill is just too damn extreme in the name of "protecting the children."  If they want it filtered that badly, make the libraries have kid access and adult access.  If this passes it would be easier for everywhere to just block everything than make adult and kid access.

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[phangurl.livejournal.com]

A proposed federal law would effectively require schools and libraries to render social networking sites inaccessible to minors.

BUT OF COURSE! Haven't you heard? Parents have officially become obsolete!

Sigh.

[phoenix-starr.livejournal.com]

BUT OF COURSE! Haven't you heard? Parents have officially become obsolete!


Par-rents? Is that a word?

The crazies are running the show and the sane are locked up. (No, doubt for their own protection.)

[sophysduckling.livejournal.com]

>.< Schools. and. City-run. Libraries. Are. Not. Under. The. Federal. Jurisdiction.

[phoenix-starr.livejournal.com]

That has never even slowed them down before...

[c-korone.livejournal.com]

Many public schools already do make these sites inaccessable to the student body – and not just social networking sites, but a vast array of sites deemed unfit for the viewing by minors by school boards. My husband is a public school librarian, and is constantly annoyed, sometimes even disturbed or outraged by this – once a child could not access a scholarly, history website because it had something about historic firearms on it. Yes, the site was blocked for mentioning guns. Oddly enough, kids still manage to google Britney Spears or the latest tennis shoes while in class (until a teacher catches them).

[sakka.livejournal.com]

I'm in class right now... :D

But sites like d-addicts (a site to download Asian soap operas) are banned. I don't have a problem with it, it's up to the school to decide what they allow and disallow. Shouldn't be decided by any other group.

[chibimarchy.livejournal.com]

My school already blocks all those sites, anyway. In fact, it's damn near impossible to get into anything useful, thanks to the block in the server.

...The teachers can't even access this stuff at school.