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In both cases, these bills, which are based on a fundamentally wrong-headed understanding of the issues they are designed to address, attracted or are likely to attract significant levels of bipartisan support. Indeed, in a highly partisan political climate, these kind of bills may be the only pieces of legislation which pass with little or no debate and with overwhelming support. -
1voteS. 49 would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the carriage of child pornography by video service providers, to protect children from online predators, and to restrict the sale or purchase of children's personal information in interstate commerce.
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2voteFrom an educator’s perspective, there’s no doubt the focus of discussion will be on Title II of the bill. Very little has changed since the original DOPA language was introduced in May 2007. I’m sure that the anti-cyberbullying aspects of the bill will be seen as a step in the right direction, though its lack of clarity on the subject may raise some eyebrows. Even with this language, though, educa
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1voteTitle II, or what Carvin is calling DOPA Jr., is a misguided lawmaker's attempt to use legislation to fix some of the messy issues that have arisen from totally wired teenagers' widespread use of the Net.
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1voteA bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the carriage of child pornography by video service providers, to protect children from online predators, and to restrict the sale or purchase of children's personal information in interstate commerce.
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1voteS.49: Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act (Introduced in Senate)
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4voteThis webpage is a news digest of all the latest blog entries and news stories regarding the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), which would force schools and libraries that receive federal Internet subsidies to block all interactive websites in the name of online safety.
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1voteThe proposed Deleting Online Predators Act (H. R. 5319)—you have to love its acronym, DOPA—is bad news for schools and libraries. The latest federal attempt to control technology, the bill would try to protect minors from “commercial social networking websites and chat rooms.”
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