Ridiculous in the News

A recent Slashdot post confirms the passage of a bill by the House to ban social site (Myspace, Friendster, Facebook...) access on public terminals (libraries, schools...). The bill seeks to protect children from predators who use the social platforms with evil intentions. I call bullshit. This is another example of a completely backwards, wholly political, absurdly rhetorical slap-fest. Bills and regulations such as these won't prevent child predators from lurking the streets of America and cyberspace. They might as well try to stop global warming by nuking the ozone.