Wake County Public Libraries To Censor MySpace From Staff And Wire Reports Monday, February 26, 2007 RALEIGH - According to the Wake County Board of Commissioners press office, all public library computers will now be banned from visiting the popular MySpace.com website over the Internet, calling it an "attractive nuisance." The county says it will begin blocking access to MySpace on March 1st and may start censoring other "nuisance" websites on the web in a few months. The website, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, has gained in popularity over the years as a social networking website where members can build free personal pages to share photos, blogs, and also invite their friends to receive their updates. "Although myspace has many legitimate uses, it also serves as an attractive nuisance for those who gather in the libraries for purposes other than using the resources and collections for recreation, lifelong learning or cultural purposes," the statement said. "Some have used myspace in libraries to recruit gang members, to sell or purchase drugs, or to view or post pornography," the county claims, although it did not offer any concrete examples of such actions. Wake County Libraries says it will monitor the effectiveness of the filter after three to six months and "will decide at that time whether to take further actions" including censoring even more Web sites. :: [ home ] |
Wake County Public Libraries To Censor MySpace From Staff And Wire Reports Monday, February 26, 2007 RALEIGH - According to the Wake County Board of Commissioners press office, all public library computers will now be banned from visiting the popular MySpace.com website over the Internet, calling it an "attractive nuisance." The county says it will begin blocking access to MySpace on March 1st and may start censoring other "nuisance" websites on the web in a few months. The website, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, has gained in popularity over the years as a social networking website where members can build free personal pages to share photos, blogs, and also invite their friends to receive their updates. "Although myspace has many legitimate uses, it also serves as an attractive nuisance for those who gather in the libraries for purposes other than using the resources and collections for recreation, lifelong learning or cultural purposes," the statement said. "Some have used myspace in libraries to recruit gang members, to sell or purchase drugs, or to view or post pornography," the county claims, although it did not offer any concrete examples of such actions. Wake County Libraries says it will monitor the effectiveness of the filter after three to six months and "will decide at that time whether to take further actions" including censoring even more Web sites. :: [ home ] |
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Wake County Public Libraries To Censor MySpace Although Wake County admits that MySpace has plenty of legitimate uses, it has decided to censor the MySpace.com website and will look into censoring even more, says the library system. Graphic From MySpace.com |
