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Originally Posted by Splum
I wish all schools were private, that is a Libertarian view, and thats what Libertarians in general mean when they want seperation of schools and government. Unfortunately that will never happen, I send my kids to private schools on a related note.
What you have not commented on is the fact that this bill could be another step to help LEGITIMIZE our industry and thats what will help us.
I think you are being a bit too liberal about your stance on this.
REGULATION OF THE ADULT INDUSTRY AND INTERNET IS GOOD FOR OUR BUSINESS.
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That is where I disagree. I believe the minute you allow the government to put their foot in the door, they will continue to push farther and farther until they can completely censor something. The stance is not allowing government to put a label on social networking as evil.
Sure this would give temporary regulation to adult sites, but where would it stop. Does a warning page turn into forcing sites to verify all visitors with a credit card? Does this mandatory labeling turn into sites having to register with the government? Does blocking these sites in school eventually turn into blocking them from all US based ISPs (similar to what they made banks do with gambling)? Once you've let them in the door to regulate, they will regulate harder and harder.
But this issue isn't even about the adult industry to me. It's about censoring valuable resources for the sake of a false promise of child safety. This law won't protect any kids at all. Kids should be able to access search engines, news sites, wikipedia, and other resources that they'll need to use in the real world. Blocking all forms of social networking puts them at a disadvantage when they graduate.
I have no problems with blocking sites on the school level. Schools have rules about cell phones, handheld games, and everything else. There should be rules about internet usage as well. But it shouldn't be done on the federal level, and it shouldn't be so vague that virtually any website in the world can fall in the category.