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Microsoft lands Facebook ad deal

Microsoft lands Facebook ad dealBill's MySpace, its MySpace Bill DOPAThe Deleting Online Predators Act would force schools and libraries to block access to online chat and social networking. DOPA is often called the "MySpace Bill" and it would require schools and libraries to filter access to chat and social networking...

Tags: INTERNET, Facebook, advertisement, Bill DOPA, social networking, MySpace

Discussion threads 2006-08-23

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Deleting Online Predators bill revived

After espousing the evils of MySpace, some presidential hopefuls are now busily posting their personal profiles in order to increase their exposure, reports eSchool News. In spite of last years vote in favor of forcing libraries and schools who receive federal funding to nix MySpace, Republicans Duncan Hunter...

Tags: INTERNET, Web site development, Web technology, Deleting Online Predators Act, MySpace

Blog posts 2007-03-22

DOPA returns from the dead

It seems I was a little premature in writing an obituary for the Delete Online Predators Act DOPA. Senator Ted "the Internets a bunch of tubes" Stevens has introduced a new bill, much of which, as Andy Carvin reports, has a rather DOPA-esque ring to it.The Protecting Children in the...

Tags: Social Networks, e-learning, Delete Online Predators Act

Blog posts 2007-01-29

Call to fight DOPA in Senate

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is leading a grass-roots efforts to block passage of the Deleting Online Predators Act. Passed by the House earlier this year, the bill is up for Senate action now that Congress has returned for a final session before the elections. The proposal would...

Tags: DoPa

Blog posts 2006-09-12

Congress returns to vote on DOPA

When Congress returns to session after Labor Day, one of the edtech items at the top of the agenda will be the Deleting Online Predators Act DOPA, which purports to protect students by outright banning the use of virtually all modern Internet services, eSchoolNews reports. The House approved the bill...

Tags: Deleting Online Predators Act

Blog posts 2006-08-24

DOPA bill would require schools to restrict online usage

MySpace.com and its ilk got a major fingerwagging recently as politicians accused the social networking sites of failing to protect minors from sexual predators and other bad social influences, reports News.com. A House subcommittee debated whether schools and libraries should require some form of Internet ID that would bar...

Tags: DoPa

Blog posts 2006-07-12

Danah Boyd on DOPA bill

Danah Boyd's blog post about the DOPA legislation cogently represents the young person's view of online rights and responsibility: This legislation broadly defines social network sites as anything that includes a Profile plus an ability to communicate with strangers. It covers social networking sites, chatrooms, bulletin boards. Obviously, the...

Tags: INTERNET, MySpace

Blog posts 2006-05-15

Republican bill would ban social networking from schools, libraries

Republican bill would ban social networking from schools, librariesIf this passes ...... I expect it won't survive a Supreme Court challenge because, like so much similar 'failed' legislation, it will unduly restrict legitimate use by adults without providing sufficient protections for minors.Ban on Social NetworkingAnother attempt by far right extreme...

Tags: network, predator, social networking

Discussion threads 2006-05-12

Republican bill would ban social networking from schools, libraries

Schools and libraries would effectively have to ban students and patrons from MySpace and other social networking sites if a Republican sponsored bill becomes law, News.com is reporting. Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, ... and fellow Republicans, including House Speaker Dennis Hastert, on Wednesday endorsed...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Michael Fitzpatrick, Web, Web site, networking, social networking

Blog posts 2006-05-11