US Republicans declare war on the Kave

A REPUBLICAN congressman is trying to introduce a bill that will ban teens from using teen social sites like MySpace, but will also mean that people under 18 will not be able to visit our very own Kave.

The bill, known as the "Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006," was introduced by Michael Fitzpatrick the bill has been slammed because it uses extremely broad language to define a "social networking" site. It defines a site as one 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."

While targeting Myspace and Facebook, it actually means all sites where you can meet and chat will also be off limits to kids and teens.

While some might consider this vital to protect children from the remote chance of meeting a paedophile, it would mean that the Kave will have to ask how old people are before letting them post.

The law will prevent US library's allowing access to such sites, or even mentioning them. To do this they will have to install software similar to that used in China and Kazakhstan, where the Inquirer is banned.

Fortunately for the Kave's youngest member, a young drummer from Luxembourg, because the INQ's Kave is a European site we are not bound by laws from backward countries who favour censorship as a method of solving their social problems.

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