Here we go again! Senator Ted Stevens, who has already shown such an exquisite understanding of how the internet works, has introduced a bill that looks exactly like DOPA, with some extra anti-porn legislation written into it for good measure.
Any minute now, Helen Lovejoy will come running in, screaming, “Will someone please think of the […]
Another great condemnation of DOPA: “The Moral Panic over Social-Networking Sites.”
On CBSNews.com, Larry Magid writes about why DOPA is so incredibly wrongheaded.
Are y’all in DC paying attention and taking notes?
Aleah makes an excellent point about DOPA that I haven’t seen anyone else make yet:
“This targets lower income Americans — those folks already getting more than their fair share of the shaft — because they can’t afford a home computer or internet access.”
One more reason to hate DOPA.
I woke up the other morning and got online to find I had an emergency message from Libraryman. It seems that someone had joined the Kansas Libraries & Librarians Flickr group and posted some pictures that had nothing to do with Kansas libraries and everything to do with nakey crotch shots. Thanks to Michael watching […]
DOPA passed, with only 15–fifteen!–voting against it. My own representative, who is usually one of the good guy Democrats, voted for it.
Never underestimate how stupidly a politician will vote on issues of “morality.”
UPDATE: Dave King does a great job of breaking down some of the main reasons why DOPA is a stupid, damaging bill.
Maya of Mobilize.org wrote me and asked to spread the word about fighting DOPA. Here’s what she said:
Mobilize.org is launching a new campaign in response to Congress’ attempt to
censor the communication of our generation. We have created the action alert
below and built a website, www.mobilize.org/SOS. We are hoping to get as
much grassroots action as possible […]
In the comments of my last post, Iris made a suggestion based on DOPA’s dope logic. Over in her own blog, she’s taken the idea and run with it. The result is quite amusing. Go give it a read.
Great news! Our well-paid politicians in Washington have introduced a bill into Congress, with the oh-so-appropriate acronym of DOPA (Deleting Online Predators Act). The law would require any schools and libraries that receive federal E-Rate money to block any social networking sites from their computers.
Now, you may be saying to yourself, “Wait a goshdarn minute! […]
