Stevens bill might block Myspace, Wikipedia (The "tube" man (R) strikes again)

[DuaneBidoux]

A bill introduced by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) would block social networking programs and other popular websites from computers at public libraries and computers.

The blog Passport run by the magazine Foreign Policy writes that “The man who gave us the ‘series of tubes’ metaphor for the Internet now wants to take away Myspace, Wikipedia, and other social networking

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[rocktivity]

1. Wikipedia is social networking?

And isn't what he really want to get rid of is POLITICAL networking?

:mad:
rocknation

[DKRC]

2. Isolate to dominate and control

It's the reich-wing way.
Scared little people with horrific plans for the rest of us.
For our own good, of course.

[Geezus]

3. Wanna bet that right-wing blogs and social networks don't

appear in his list of sites?

[Skip Intro]

4. We must do it - to protect freedom!

:sarcasm:

[DURHAM D]

5. Hope someone has updated Stevens wikipedia entry

to include intertubes story and Daily Show video.

[dkofos]

6. What an IDIOT!!

[sakabatou]

7. Time to flood the tubes.

[CabalPowered]

8. While on the topic of public libraries, it should be noted that

some public libraries will not let you use the computers unless you have ID. I ran into this last summer and got into a shouting match with a librarian over the operative word, public.

Beyond that, Stevens is an idiot.

edit: spelling

[youngdem]

9. What a fucking Luddite

[Vidar]

10. Let's outlaw electricity while we're at it.