...Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., the bill would require any school or library that received government funding to block access to any website that "allows users to create web pages or profiles that provide information about themselves and are available to other users, and offers a mechanism for communication with other users, such as a forum, chat room, e-mail, or instant messenger." DOPA also wants to make these sites available only to people age 18 and older.

While Fitzpatrick's intent--to keep online predators from contacting children through social networking sites such as MySpace--is admirable, trying to prohibit the use of these phenomenally popular sites is like using a tank...

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