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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)? -
1voteWhile 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.
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1voteIt'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
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Teens who create social networking profiles or post photos online are more likely to be contacted online by people they do not know -
1voteThis 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.
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Facebook, the online social network, has stolen some of MySpace’s momentum with users and the news media. Now, it is being subjected to the same accusations that it does not do enough to keep sexual predators off its site. -
1voteTalking with people known only online ("strangers") under some conditions is related to online interpersonal victimization, but sharing personal information is not. Engaging in a pattern of different kinds of online risky behaviors is more influential in explaining victimization than many specific behaviors alone. Pediatricians should help parents assess their child's online behaviors globally in addition to focusing on specific types of behaviors.
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