All men are created equal, and let us not forget who the creator is.
All men are free to choose, and let us not escape the consequences of our choices.
I like watching the Sci-Fi show, Stargate SG-1. In this series, there is a group of Jaffa who are fighting to free their enslaved people from a race of false-gods and conquerors.
According to a Google Blog post about the debate over net neutrality the big phone and cable TV companies want to modify the Internet and enslave Internet users by controlling who can access what content. If this were to happen, the Internet would no longer be a free place where innovation can flourish and social statuses are non-existent.
Please take a look at Google’s blog post to see more and what you can do about this issue.
Recently there has been new legislation introduced in congress what would ban minors from accessing social networking sites. The bill, known as the Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006 was introduced by Michael G. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.
The bill uses broad language to define a social networking site as one that: “allows users to create web pages or profiles that provide information about themselves and are available to other users; and offers a mechanism for communication with other users, such as a forum, chat room, email, or instant messenger.”
This language is so broad, that many websites would fit into their definition, possibly even this blog. Blogger, slashdot, even Gmail might all be banned under this description.
What this bill does is effectively limit minor’s abilities to speak freely on the Internet.
While I’m against predators from using the Internet to find minors, I don’t think banning minors from using certain Internet technologies is the right way to solve the problem. The bill encroaches on parental responsibilities to encourage their teens to be safe online.
Sure it may be unsafe to post personal information online, just as it may be unsafe to cross the street–you may be hit by a car! Does that mean we need a law that bans minors from crossing the street?
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