A new Missouri law that was aimed at reducing sexual misconduct by teachers but became known more for its language about teachers' social networking received a double blow late last week. "First, a judge blocked it from taking effect because of free speech concerns. Then, the governor called for its repeal" eSchool News reports, in a special session of the legislature on Sept. 6. Here's my Aug. 8 … [Read more...] about Missouri judge blocks new ‘Facebook law’
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A California social-networking privacy bill
I have one question about California's proposed Social Networking Privacy Act: Why not focus more on education than restriction, as it becomes clearer from the research that young people care deeply about their privacy online and have nuanced privacy practices of their own (see a blog post on this by researcher danah boyd). Media literacy instruction in school needs to include discussion about … [Read more...] about A California social-networking privacy bill