Proposal to Procure Parental Permission Prior to Participating in MySpace

Proposal to Procure Parental Permission Prior to Participating in MySpace

30 January 2007 · No Comments

I think that a Georgia legislator or two is somewhat misinformed about the efficacy of certain types of regulations online. From the AJC:

The measure would make it illegal for the owner or operator of a social networking Web site to allow minors to create or maintain a Web page without parental permission. Senate Bill 59 also would force MySpace.com and FaceBook.com to allow parents or guardians to have access to their children’s Web pages at all times.

Sen. Cecil Staton (R-Macon), the bill’s sponsor, said that while he believes parents should be actively involved and aware of their children’s activities, the social networking companies also should be held accountable for the safety of minors.

So, Senator Macon isn’t aware that online, everyone’s over 21? Or, perhaps teenagers in Georgia are far more truthful than the norm.

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