Just as an aside,
here's a draft of the House resolution, which would "ban" MySpace. (Dated May 9
th; it may have changed since then.)
Note this definition:
Quote:
The term ‘commercial social networking website’ means a commercially operated Internet website that—
(i) allows users to create web pages or profiles that provide information about themselves and are available to other users; and
(ii) offers a mechanism for communication with other users, such as a forum, chat room, email, or instant messenger.
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That covers a whole lot of the internet. And it puts a great burden on the people and organizations who would be forced to implement the protections outlined in the resolution—librarians, for example.
But it's not outlawing the service itself, as was previously suggested. That's very probably unconstitutional.