dogwelder99 - Slashdot User

Comment Re:content substitution (Score 1) 239

by dogwelder99 on Monday December 10, 2007 @11:29PM (#21651225) Attached to: Will ISP Web Content Filtering Continue To Grow?

If it catches on, they'll be expanding it to phone service next...

Buddy calls you up: "Hey, want to hang out tonight and watch the football game?"

You hear: "Hey, want to hang out tonight and watch THE THRILLING SEASON PREMIERE OF EXTREME MAKEOVER, TONIGHT AT 8, ONLY ON ABC!"

Politicians Target Social Sites For Restrictions 497

Posted by Zonk on Thursday May 11, 2006 @11:21AM from the if-you-can-see-this-you're-already-in-trouble dept.

cnet-declan writes "Politicians are looking for reasons to convince citizens to vote in November, and polls say suburban parents are worried about the internet. Wednesday top House Republicans announced a bill to make 'social' Web sites unreachable from schools and libraries. The bill is intended to go after MySpace, but the actual text of the legislation covers sites that let users 'create profiles' and have a 'forum' for conversations -- which would include Slashdot and many blog sites. House Speaker Dennis Hastert claims it's necessary to stop 'dangerous predators' out here on the Interweb."

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