Missing the MySpace vote?
Lawmakers' MySpace profiles demonstrate DOPA's lack of sense, critics say
From eSchool News staff and wire service reports
Lawmakers who voted for a bill to force schools and libraries receiving federal funds to block access to MySpace and other social-networking web sites on their computers are among those who have created personal profiles on a special section of MySpace dedicated to the 2008 presidential election. The apparent contradiction points to the difficulty faced by lawmakers and educators as they try to protect children and teens from the dangers lurking in cyberspace--and it underscores the problems that can occur when lawmakers, many of whom have a limited understanding of internet issues, seek to legislate behavior in the Information Age.