Oppose DOPA

Posted on Tuesday, Sep 12, 2006 at 09:52 AM in Interesting bits

Please take 5 minutes to let your legislators know that you oppose Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA). Like much legislation with a why would you oppose it type name, the bill is overreaching and censors legitimate speech.

Cutting off social networking's legitimate uses is bad enough, but DOPA also gives the FCC wide latitude to define the block-list. It potentially covers IM, blogs, wikis, discussion forums, and other sites far beyond MySpace. Despite its limited exceptions, DOPA will restrict children's and adults' online research, distance learning, and use of community forums, among other activities.