Dangerous Libraries?

[Jan Whitaker]

BRD,

I don't think I can answer your question, but the more we see governments
get their fingers in, the more they will try to do just that.  There are
certain Senators and MPs who would be quite happy to have filters and
fines and the whole nanny system.  And now that the concept has floated
through the Congress [again], someone is going to feel justified here to
point across the pond and mimic.  Remember, the US and us both have
conservative houses and that's whose mucking around.  This latest to-ing
and fro-ing about SCAG and DOCA makes me a little bit edgy that we are
already to that point.

How about the library leaders here?  Have you been pressured or suggested
to add child protection filters on your public access stations?

Jan

Jan Whitaker
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