With news in today’s UK papers that the Deleting Online Predators Act went down a storm at the House of Representatives last week, this fortnight’s column for openDemocracy asks if legislation is the right response to cases of child molestation involving social networking sites:
“Warning: this article cites language that some readers may find offensive
Supa Sam’s blog and profile on the social-networking site Xanga looks pretty innocuous at first glance. Not updated since January 2005, the blog features poor spelling and a liberal use of expletives in its detailing of the ups and downs of life as a teenage girl who is into rugby and singing (but not in public!). The profile image of a pretty blonde lying in her bedroom staring into her webcam confirms that this chick is just bored, bored, bored and looking for friends online.
Only one thing hints that things might not be as they seem. Tucked underneath the latest post, a comment dated 31 July 2006 reads: “Have fun in jail, you fucking child molesting cunt…”
Read the rest here.
Links used to research this piece can be found here.
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