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Originally Posted by Voodoo
If it's not law, don't do it.
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A bill is already in congress for mandatory labeling:
http://www.ynot.com/modules.php?op=m...le &sid=27992
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At a press conference held yesterday, Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Mark Pryor (D-AR.) announced that they have reintroduced the ?Cyber Safety For Kids Act,? legislation that would, among other things, require adult websites to ?flag? themselves in order to make it easier for software filters to identify and block such sites.
?Bottom line, we want to keep our kids safe when they?re on the Internet,? Baucus said in a prepared statement yesterday. ?Parents and teachers shouldn?t worry about their kids when they?re on the computer at home or in the classroom. This bill will help keep kids safe and give parents peace of mind.?
The text of the bill, S.1086, has not yet been delivered to the Library of Congress (LOC) from the Government Printing Office, according to the LOC website. The Act is described on the LOC website as a ?bill to provide stronger protections to parents regarding their children's access to sexually explicit material over the Internet.?
According to a press release issued by Baucus yesterday, if passed, the Act would require the U.S. Department of Commerce to:
? ?Develop an electronic tag for Web sites with sexually explicit adult material and would require those Web sites to use electronic tags when registering or renewing registration. Parents, teachers, librarians, etc. would then be able to set their Internet browsers on their computers to block Web sites with adult material electronic tags.?
? ?Make it mandatory for Web sites with adult material to have a clean homepage.?
? ?Require Web sites with adult material to have visitors verify that they?re 18 years of age or older.?
According to the press release, under the Act the Commerce Dept would ?issue civil penalties to Web sites with adult material if they fail to follow the guidelines? outlined in the Act.
Note: Senator Max Baucus is a democrat.
Fight the School House Rock!