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The Florida legislature is facing a huge budgetary shortfall - and the plan is to take a whole lot out of education to make up for it.
The Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), approved Wednesday by an overwhelming margin of 410 to 15, now moves on to the Senate. While it's easy to understand why Congress would approve a bill like this, it is ill-conceived because, rather than "deleting" online predators, it deletes the ability of schools and libraries to determine whether kids can constructively take advantage of social networking and other interactive services that are extremely popular among teens. Maybe the law should be called DOTA (the Deleting Online Teenagers Act)?
While i was off getting my eyes zapped, Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) introduced a new bill into the Senate called "Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act" (S49). It has all of DOPA in it and then some. This time, it's squashed between some small changes to child porn legislation (upping the fines namely) and restrictions on the sale of children's personal information for marketing purposes. It's just as infuriating and i can't stomach the idea of going through these discussions again. God, i'd make a terrible politician.
It's easy to understand why people would be skeptical, or even suspicious, of anything Alaska Senator Ted Stevens introduces into Congress these days, especially if it involves the Internet – or, the tubes and all that. But the simply-titled Senate Bill 49, which some have called "Son of DOPA" or "DOPA Jr.," may not be as bad as its made out
This website is dedicated to discussing the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act (PCDOPA) and the Social Networking Website Prohibition Act (ILLDOPA) . This site provides one central location on the Internet for everything related to DOPA and other proposed legislation to control social-networking, blogging, chat room websites and other social media.
Ed tech leaders are commending changes proposed in a House committee discussion draft on the future of NCLB, saying such changes would be a big step in realizing that the use of technology in the classroom is essential to improving schools and learning in the 21st century.
Senator Stevens submitted the following statement for the record:
The Internet is a dynamic space where Americans turn to get information, do research, and exchange ideas.
Given the increasingly important role of the Internet in education and commerce, it differs from other media like TV and cable because parents cannot prevent their children from using the Internet altogether. The headlines continue to tell us of children who are victimized online. While the issues are difficult, I believe Congress has an important role to play to ensure that the protections available in other parts of our society find their way to the Internet. Since introducing the Protecting Children Online in the 21st Century Act, my staff and I have worked with a wide variety of advocacy groups on this topic. In response to the feedback we have received, my staff are currently circulating a new draft wth four primary goals.
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.
S. 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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The following laws and guidelines govern the operation of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and technology investment throughout the federal government. The Office of Electronic Government and Technology provides updates and overviews of IT legislation under consideration by Congress. Additional references can be found at the Chief Information Officers Council web site.
The Florida legislature is facing a huge budgetary shortfall - and the plan is to take a whole lot out of education to make up for it.
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