Social networking sites have morphed into a mainstream medium for teens and adults. These sites encourage and enable people to exchange information about themselves, share pictures and videos, and use blogs and private messaging to communicate with friends, others who share interests, and sometimes even the world-at-large. And that’s why it’s important to be aware of the possible pitfalls that come with networking online.
Safety tips for online surfing/socializing for kids.
# Glubble Trusted Surfing for children under 12 years of age enables families to be sure they only see the best of the web they choose to allow.
# Glubble Altered Search makes Google and Yahoo show results from childrens trusted Glubbleworld instead of the world wide web.
# Child friendly look and feel with interfaces for pre-reading and reading age young children.
Last week, in the most significant Internet free speech case since the Supreme Court struck down part of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) in 1997, the Center for Democracy & Technology filed a "friend of the court" brief in a federal appeals court challenging the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) as a violation of the First Amendment.
The "amicus" brief, submitted to the Third Circuit court in Philadelphia on behalf of CDT and 17 other groups, argued that COPA places unconstitutional burdens on creators and distributors of legitimate Web content, including websites focusing on sexual identity, health, and art. Other strategies are more effective than COPA at protecting children from online content deemed inappropriate for them, and also impose fewer restrictions on lawful adult speech. Specifically, encouraging parents to use technological tools such as Internet filtering software and educating children about smart online behavior are far more effective and appropriate ways to protect kids on the Internet.
March 22, 2007:At issue in this case is the constitutionality of the Child Online Protection Act, 47
U.S.C. § 231 (“COPA”) and whether this court should issue a permanent injunction against its
enforcement due to its alleged constitutional infirmities. COPA provides both criminal and civil
penalties for transmitting sexually explicit materials and communications over the World Wide
Web (“Web”) whi
For the second time, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia struck down a law that would imprison commercial Web site operators who do not cordon off sexually explicit material from minors. The Child Online Protection Act (COPA) "is not narrowly tailored to proscribe commercial pornographers and their ilk, as the government contends, but instead prohibits a wide range of protected e
The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by Congress in December 2000 to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers. CIPA imposes certain types of requirements on any school or library that receives funding support for Internet access or internal connections from the “E-rate” program – a program that makes certain technology more affordable for eligible schools and libraries. In early 2001, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued rules implementing CIPA.
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Boston Public Schools officially launched its internet safety initiative on June 12 at the Boston Latin Academy. While many teachers and schools have already been educating their students and parents throughout the year on internet safety topics, the kick-off event featured an announcement by Microsoft Corporation to help Boston hire high school students to become internet safety mentors.
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The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by Congress in December 2000 to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers. CIPA imposes certain types of requirements on any school or library that receives funding support for Internet access or internal connections from the “E-rate” program – a program that makes certain technology more affordable for eligible schools and libraries. In early 2001, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued rules implementing CIPA.
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