H.R. 5319, the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA)

[benburch]

The American Library Association's (ALA) Washington Office yesterday
urged librarians to lobby their Congressional representatives regarding
H.R. 5319, the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), which may be voted
on by the House of Representatives today. DOPA would extend the
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) by requiring schools and
libraries that receive E-rate support to block chat rooms and social
networking web sites like MySpace. ALA points out that schools and
libraries should make decisions about content, and that the bill "paints
an unflattering and distorted view of the Internet as a whole," thus
scaring away potential users.

Read the full article at:

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6356258.html

[HuffleClaw]

1. hmmmmm

let me guess. as usual, they are promoting CENSORSHIP in the guise of 'won't somebody think of the CHILDREN???!!!' god forbid those kids connect with one another to say, organize political PROTEST. what a joke.

[madmusic]

2. It's for the children!

Sometimes it is amazing how much heart librarians have.

[benburch]

3. Kick! nt

:kick:

[GrpCaptMandrake]

4. K & R n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

5. ...

:popcorn: