What has the government done to prevent cases where the internet has been used inappropriately?
ex. cyber-bullying among children
2007-01-11 06:38:53 · 7 answers · asked by Jam 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
i'm doing a project for civics on internet safety, and i must write a letter stating two opinions/views and i must say what the government has already done.
i know that there has been a federal law made, but is there anything else?
2007-01-11 07:27:42 · update #1
i HAVE done tons of research, just so you know.
i'm not trying to get you to do it all for me, i'm just trying to see if anyone knows anything that i might not have come across yet.
2007-01-11 09:41:38 · update #2
Hey MegiZZle...AHAHAHAHAHA! It's that Jambi thing again. =P
Okay, well, currently, I don't think the government has done anything specific to prevent cases where the Internet has been used inappropriately, but, you could say that there are police things that go into chat rooms and act like a predator to find and arrest other predators. And the police force is related to the government. I guess. I don't think the governement has done much because it's not a public service thing. It's not something put out and issued by the authorities and so...yeah...why would they take the initiative to start a safety surveillence thing? I don't know. There wouldn't really be anything they CAN do to stop cyber bullying, other than to post up ads in the media, portraying children being bullied (like those ones on TV). And that's just getting the message out. I don't know, MegiZZle, but yeahh...good luck on that civics thing. Sounds like a drag.
2007-01-11 09:15:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally- I don't see why this is even a question. It is up to the parents to determine what their children can and cannot do, monitor both their television AND internet intake and use, and RAISE THEIR OWN CHILD.
There is smut and innappropriateness all over this electronic world of ours. It isn't the government that has to do something, it is the individual parents.
If the government stepped in and made more regulations and rules, we would accuse them of trying to control our lives and complain about that.
Watch what your child is doing. Spend time with your child OFF the tv and OFF the internet. Limiting their intake is the best way of preventing cyber-bullying and everything else. If they aren't online, they aren't being hurt by anything online.
Talk to you kids about what is and isn't appropriate, help them make informed choices and discourage them from things that are innappropriate or hurtful to them.
Hope this makes some sense.
2007-01-11 07:18:36 · answer #2 · answered by kiwi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am pretty sure that if you took the initiative, you could do a search on this topic, and find out what you need. Or, you could try the library. Where does the learning come in if you ask others to do your work for you?
Long Live Jambi
2007-01-11 08:33:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cyber-bullying depends on what you mean. Are they threatening each other? That's an offense, no matter what. So is trying to solicit younger children to inappropriate things. Its all up to you. Bullying is not considered an offense (its not in schools either- only punching/hitting) but threatening is.
2007-01-11 07:17:23 · answer #4 · answered by countrygurl587 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the best of my knowledge, nothing. A person can't acutally physically hurt someone else over the internet, so why should the gorverment get involved? That's for the parents to deal with.
2007-01-11 06:56:05 · answer #5 · answered by tabithap 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
um..nothing?
2007-01-11 06:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by JennaL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who cares ur kids shouldnt think wat people care wat the hell is cyberbullying
*****
2007-01-11 07:36:06 · answer #7 · answered by c0dy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋