No Space for MySpace?

No Space for MySpace?

GOODBYE, WEB 2.0. That could rule out content from any number of Internet companies, including Yahoo! (YHOO) and Google (GOOG). What's more, DOPA would prohibit sites that enable users to create their own content and share it. That covers a wide swath of the online world, known colloquially as Web 2.0, where users actively create everything from blogs to videos to news-page collections.

FEAR MONGERING. Another problem with DOPA is that it may do little to actually ensure safety, says Anne Collier, co-founder of BlogSafety.com, a site promoting safe Internet use. Sure, it limits access for kids who don't have a computer at home, but for the most part, schools and libraries are "secondary" venues for kid computing, she notes. Internet protection is a "moving target," and social networking is evolving more quickly than the legislation aimed at regulating it, she says. "I don't think lawmakers have had a lot of time to think about the implications of Web 2.0," and they are indulging in "fear mongering," Collier says.