Comments on: Banning Sites on the Internet to Protect our Children http://www.vibrantnation.com/other-topics/tech/banning-sites-on-the-internet-to-protect-our-children/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=banning-sites-on-the-internet-to-protect-our-children Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:11:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: watermusic http://www.vibrantnation.com/other-topics/tech/banning-sites-on-the-internet-to-protect-our-children/comment-page-1/#comment-163397 watermusic Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:11:54 +0000 http://www.vibrantnation.com/?p=109593#comment-163397 "Should the government ban sites that foster negative thoughts and encourage self harm and suicide?"  No, that's a very slippery slope. Someone once compared the internet to the wild west.Should the people who run the sites be held liable is another question all together.   It is very difficult to control access to the internet even with filters. The best solution seems to be to have the computer be in a common use area, to check the  history and to have ongoing conversations with your children about what's going on in their lives and the lives of their friends. “Should the government ban sites that foster negative thoughts and encourage self harm and suicide?”  No, that’s a very slippery slope. Someone once compared the internet to the wild west.Should the people who run the sites be held liable is another question all together.   It is very difficult to control access to the internet even with filters. The best solution seems to be to have the computer be in a common use area, to check the  history and to have ongoing conversations with your children about what’s going on in their lives and the lives of their friends.

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]]> By: Sharon http://www.vibrantnation.com/other-topics/tech/banning-sites-on-the-internet-to-protect-our-children/comment-page-1/#comment-163374 Sharon Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:33:07 +0000 http://www.vibrantnation.com/?p=109593#comment-163374 I wish I knew the answer to your question.  Certainly believe in free speech but how do we get people to understand that just because they <strong>can</strong> say something doesn't mean they <strong>should</strong>? I watched a show recently about a website that encourages anorexia.  The person who ran it didn't see why others thought it was harmful.  I recently retired from teaching in a tech lab at an elementary school and trying to block inappropriate websites was a full time job. I wish I knew the answer to your question.  Certainly believe in free speech but how do we get people to understand that just because they can say something doesn’t mean they should? I watched a show recently about a website that encourages anorexia.  The person who ran it didn’t see why others thought it was harmful.  I recently retired from teaching in a tech lab at an elementary school and trying to block inappropriate websites was a full time job.

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