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Re: [LUG] Easy Squid?

 

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> I think a problem of education. I just singularly failed to find 
> anything of an especially mature nature on Bebo.
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> I know Bebo are hoping to expand out of the school kid/student 
> networking area, but I think they'll struggle with there current 
> approach to such content.
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> Or is it just press stories that everyone you meet on the Internet is a 
> pervert, or sexual predator?
The staff at the youth center are some of the most open minded people 
I've worked with - and seeing them work with such a wide variety of kids 
from different backgrounds is pretty inspiring! They certainly aren't 
going to be too knee-jerk reactionary about taking action - the current 
systems have had no blocking on them for over 2 years, it's only that 
some of the kids have been breaking the rules (regarding adult sites and 
possibly cyber bullying) and also a lot of the kids just turn up and 
loaf on myspace for the duration (from what I've seen).

By all means the team there act on the best interests of the kids and 
their families, and I trust in their decision to block social networking 
and adult sites. Of course, the social-networking block could always be 
lifted at a later point, it's up to them - and having flexibility over 
the block is probably a good way of disciplining those who consistantly 
break the rules.

It could also be that some of the kids may actually need such 
restrictions if they have special needs and may not have developed 
sufficiently good judgement for safe surfing online and as such having 
any vulnerabilities secured is a good thing.

As far as knowing any more, I'm just the piano tuner!

Ruairi

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