WGBA -New Bill Aims to Keep Kids Safe While Online
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Lawmakers are taking notice of social networking sites. They say sex offenders are hanging out at places like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. Now, there is a move underway to make these sites safer for kids.
Diane Andrus is one parent is not waiting for the government and is taking measures into her own hands. Her 13 year old, Shiloh can be found at the Library checking on her Facebook page. "I don't like her using it at all." Diane said. "There's too many chances that someone could get a hold of you that shouldn't."
As it stands now, sex offenders are only required to register their home address with authorities. But they are free to log on to sights like Facebook and MySpace with no supervision at all. They can chat with anyone they please.
But that may change. Under a bill being debated in the Wisconsin State Legislature, convicted sex offenders would have to register any personal email address or websites with the state. Dana Van Den Heuvel of the MarketingSavant Group says the law is needed to protect kids. "We do need some legislative action to make sure they are tracked. Just like we'll track them around playground, places where children are going to be, obviously everyone including children are on the Internet."
But there is skepticism of how well it would work. Could authorities keep up with the fast changing technology? And who's to say a sex offender couldn't just have an account under a different name? That's too many loopholes for Diane Andrus. "There's a lot of people I don't know on there a lot of them."
So Diane is making her daughter shutdown her Facebook page once and for all. The State Assembly passed the plan on a unanimous vote The now heads to the Senate for approval.
