12-21-2009, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 56
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The issue...
is censorship, period. Saying it's an issue for parents makes no sense. Does the ZuneHD browse the web? Yes. Does it censor pages that you visit? No. So why censor the less likely of the two media formats to show your kid bad things? There are MUCH worse things on the web than there are on Twitter. My issue is censorship. I have been against censorship since the 80's when the whole backmasking thing was a big deal and Tipper Gore was basically the spokesperson for censorship. I am against Wal-Mart doing the whole "Clean Version" of music CD's. Essentially, Twitter could be considered a digital format of a free press, and censoring it would therefore be in violation of the Constitutional right to free speech. If a parent doesn't want their child to use the Twitter app because they might see a curse word, then it's up to the PARENT to keep the child from using it! I am so tired of people who feel that it's the job of the media to keep kids from objectionable material! Parents are so quick to put the responsibility of keeping material they deem bad for their children on other people! IT'S THEIR JOB!!!! I did a term paper on the effect of media on children and the role of the parent, so it's a pet peeve of mine, sorry to rant. That said, I LOVE MY ZUNEHD!!!!!!!!!
Last edited by nook; 12-21-2009 at 07:08 PM..
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