"We need to be careful about giving children access to the Internet"

[kaberett]

I was a queer teen under section 28. I say I was brought up by the Internet, and what I mean is: the Internet told me that people like me could exist, and exist happily and without judgment, at least some of the time.

And now, after that thoroughly vile FB conversation, I am going to go to Bar Wotever and watch my girlfriend sing cock rock, because I'm an adult now.

Comments

[silveradept]

Sounds like our CIPA, which says kids have to be preferred from age-restricted material and conveniently offers filters, which don't work at all and are usually set by default to the mindset of the most conservative and religiously fundamentalist parent, as the easiest way to get into compliance with the law. There's so much information that's needed for kids and teens at crucial moments that just isn't available to them because of the laws.