01 Aug 2006
US social networking ban could unfairly block some sites

Well, I'm not the only one who thinks this law is a bad idea, and apparently it's worse than I thought. According to some of the critics cited here, I could go to jail just for having comments enabled if I don't check the age of the commenter!

One way to grasp the concept of mathematical infinity is to think about human stupidity - especially in the political realm.

The US House of Representatives has voted by an overwhelming majority to ban social networking sites in schools and libraries. Critics have warned that the ban could apply to a wide variety of sites, some of them of vital educational value.

(link) [The Register]

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