An article suggesting that the proposed bill would do little to protect children from online harm:
Quote: A proposed law banning social networks from computers in schools and libraries could block access to a huge slice of the Net -- without protecting kids
The legislation is aimed at "protecting children from terrible individuals who would aim to use Facebook and MySpace to harm young children," says Michael Conallen, chief of staff to Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), who sponsored the bill. The idea? Keeping kids and teens off potentially dangerous sites, at least on public school and library time -- not to mention keeping would-be offenders from using library terminals for nefarious deeds.
But even though the bill is in early stages and almost certainly will change as it wends through Congress, it's already drawing fire from Internet companies and even groups whose very aim is to keep kids safe on the Net...
full article:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/c...299340.htm
Quote:the final nail in DOPAs coffin came with the switch of Congress from Republican to Democrat.
Yah, Dems.
The thing was very badly written---it would have excluded too much.
Update: DOPA is dead, but Son of DOPA lives:
Quote: U.S. senator: It's time to ban Wikipedia in schools, libraries
:blinkie: :blinkie: :blinkie:
US Senator Stevens is now the frontrunner for the
of the year award. :
Quote:Here's the newest from Sen. Ted Stevens, the man who described the Internet as a series of tubes: It's time for the federal government to ban access to Wikipedia, MySpace, and social networking sites from schools and libraries.
Early in January, Stevens introduced Senate bill 49, which among other things, would require that any school or library that gets federal Internet subsidies would have to block access to interactive Web sites, including social networking sites, and possibly blogs as well. It appears that the definition of those sites is so vague that it could include sites such as Wikipedia, according to commentators. It would certainly ban MySpace...
It's easy to characterize Stevens as little more than a buffoon. He's certainly a buffoon, but he's a dangerous one. A law like his passed the House of Representatives last year. We're coming up to a presidential election, which always unleashes a kind of madness among candidates, especially when it concerns anything to do with children. So don't count this law out...
full article:
http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/4598
Why stop at Wikipedia- why not ban books from schools and libraries too?
arcasm1:
Quote:U.S. senator: It's time to ban Wikipedia in schools, libraries
This is too boinking ridiculous to contemplate. :
I feel sure I will earn some disapproval, but I feel safe in assuming that this boinktard is a Republican, and probably a 1st-termer.
Quote:t's easy to characterize Stevens as little more than a buffoon. He's certainly a buffoon
Um, clearly he is a buffoon. A meritless buffoon. Why do people elect these idiots??
Quote: I feel safe in assuming that this boinktard is a Republican, and probably a 1st-termer.
Republican, yes--first termer, no. Stevens is the longest serving Republican in the Senate. He's been a Senator since 1968 :blinkie: