In 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA, H.R. 5319), which, had it also been passed by the Senate and signed by the President, would have required schools and libraries to block access to a broad selection of web content including "commercial Web sites that let users create Web pages or profiles or offer communication with other users via forums, chat rooms, e-mail or instant messaging." The bill would have blocked users from accessing social networking from schools or libraries, as well as access to a wide array of other content and technologies such as instant messaging, online email, wikis, and blogs.
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H.R. 1120: Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007:
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms.
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The opposition of the American Library Association to H.R. 5319, the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) apparently made little impression on those in the House of Representatives, as they voted 410-15 yesterday to endorse the bill. "This unnecessary and overly broad legislation will hinder students' ability to engage in distance learning and block library computer users from accessing a wide array of essential Internet applications including instant messaging, email, wikis and blogs," said ALA president Leslie Burger.
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In 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA, H.R. 5319), which, had it also been passed by the Senate and signed by the President, would have required schools and libraries to block access to a broad selection of web content including "commercial Web sites that let users create Web pages or profiles or offer communication with other users via forums, chat rooms, e-mail or instant messaging." The bill would have blocked users from accessing social networking from schools or libraries, as well as access to a wide array of other content and technologies such as instant messaging, online email, wikis, and blogs.
The opposition of the American Library Association to H.R. 5319, the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) apparently made little impression on those in the House of Representatives, as they voted 410-15 yesterday to endorse the bill. "This unnecessary and overly broad legislation will hinder students' ability to engage in distance learning and block library computer users from accessing a wide array of essential Internet applications including instant messaging, email, wikis and blogs," said ALA president Leslie Burger.
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