DISQUS

Marshall · 3 years ago

I think that's unduly condescending. The law would force schools to block myspace+ or lose federal funding for internet access. Pretty simple, must be some other explanation for why it isn't getting signatures.

Geoff · 3 years ago

Yeah Pete! How dare you assume they'd visit a library! ;)

Lindsay Donaghe · 3 years ago

What's frustrating about this proposed bill isn't that they're just going to get rid of Myspace from schools but also sites that teachers use to educate their students or the students may use to educate themselves simply because the site has some social aspect such as keeping a profile on users. Many news sites, sites for children like Brainpop and even Wikipedia fall under that definition of "social site".

It's a shame that more people aren't paying attention to the real impact here and even more of a shame that we have such ill-informed or just plain technically ignorant people making laws regulating things they don't understand.

I have a few more thoughts on this here:http://macrolinz.com/macrolinz/index.php/2006/08/02/dopa/

Now off to sign the petition.

marshall · 3 years ago

g
eoff, if they aren't visiting the library then it doesn't much
matter if myspace is blocked in the library does it. funny and sad situation

myspace is cool · 3 years ago

are you there, this is not an issue, you just have to find a good proxy and stop whining

ash · 2 years ago

I think the bill would be pointless, considering there are millions of ways to get around it at school. I'm a student and myself along with others have done it. They say they want to try to stop the bullying and harassment and sex affenders but us teens will still be able to do it at home and through websites to go around the schools blocking. It'd be pointless. Theres nothing wrong with myspace, we control who we want to me and everything else. Honestly its up to the teenager to be smart about the situation.

Jenny · 2 years ago

Agree with you completely!