[IP] New Federal Legislation Would Ban Online Social Networks in Schools & Libraries
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From: Liz Ditz <ponytrax@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: May 11, 2006 4:01:47 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: New Federal Legislation Would Ban Online Social Networks in
Schools & Libraries
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As reported at Boing Boing and LearningNow.com
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/05/11/proposed_law_require.html
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/learning.now/2006/05/
new_federal_legislation_would_1.html
New Federal Legislation Would Ban Online Social Networks in Schools &
Libraries
by Andy Carvin, 11:42AM
Just when you thought the media circus around MySpace had peaked
comes this whopper of a story: members of Congress have proposed new
legislation that would require schools and libraries to block access
to online social networks.
As reported by C|NET, the Deleting Online Predators Act (PDF), or
DOPA, would update the federal law that currently requires all
schools and libraries receiving federal E-Rate money (the government
program that subsidizes the cost of Internet access) to filter
inappropriate websites. The amendment to the law would be even more
specific, restricting access to interactive online communities.
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Liz Ditz
ponytrax@xxxxxxxxxx
blog: http://lizditz.typepad.com
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