at it again

[owlmoose]

Once again the U.S. Congress is trying to decide what websites are inappropriate for children to visit, and this time the target is social networking sites. Particularly MySpace (the shark attacks of 2006) but LJ is also mentioned.

CNet article

PDF of the law

Basically, it expands the current law requiring public and school libraries to filter Internet access to cover MySpace, Friendster, LiveJournal, et. al.

The whole thing makes me crazy for too many reasons to elaborate on now. Maybe later.

Comments

[furitaurus.livejournal.com]

We seem to both live in countries where the main parties do not really satisfy either of us and i am surprised that it was Clinton who started this up. I can understand your exasperation.

This is all very true and educating them better is another weapon that should be more effectively used to counter this behaviour. However it is not just natural rebeliousness that makes children do this. Because of their inexperience in life and the fact that they haven't 'seen it all' and 'been there, done that' they are natural skeptics to what adults say, some children just have to see it to believe it and some of them will not rest, despite the dangers, until they have seen 'it'. This is probably the most difficult aspect of child behaviour for adults to address.

You work with college students you say? What do you...? Oh wait, i'm guessing the answer is in your user pic :-D Is that Rachel Weis from 'The Mummy'?

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

Oh wait, i'm guessing the answer is in your user pic

Got it in one. ;) So you see why I might have strong feeling about this issue... although I work for a private college and so it would never apply to me; it's a philosophical thing. Yes, that is Rachel Weisz, and "I... am a librarian" is quoted from "The Mummy". Unfortunately the picture is from a different scene, I could never find a decent screenshot of that bit.

Regarding your other question, because of the two-party system, I do vote for Democrats simply because the alternative is worse. If we had a parlimentary system I would be more likely to vote for third-party candidates but as it is I don't feel like I can risk it.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, i can understand why you do.

I loved that film, and the mummy returns. Rachel's brother John was so funny.

I would say having more than two parties is better as you can get more variety, but then i look at the multi party system we have over here and i think 'oh, shit...' *rolls eyes*
*sigh* these are trying times for sensible people Owlmoose, and there seems to be no quick solution. It is tempting to go somewhere far from 'civilisation' and shut off this crazy world.

[furitaurus.livejournal.com]

Yes, i can understand why you do.

I loved that film, and the mummy returns. Rachel's brother John was so funny.

I would say having more than two parties is better as you can get more variety, but then i look at the multi party system we have over here and i think 'oh, shit...' *rolls eyes*
*sigh* these are trying times for sensible people Owlmoose, and there seems to be no quick solution. It is tempting to go somewhere far from 'civilisation' and shut off this crazy world.