Government Mediating Online Behavior ?

[Michael Hardner]

This is not new, however I came across this document in my travels today:

home office task force on child protection on the internet

The UK government gives advice that is ostensibly directed at children, and therefore (one presumes) above criticism. But it does seem to suggest best practices for adults as well:

As well as young people bullying their peers, some adults (particularly teachers) have also

found themselves targets of online abuse and harassment.

...

• exclusion – blocking an individual from a popular group or community, deleting them from friendship lists, and/or using ‘ignore functions’;

I'm wondering if it's unavoidable that government eventually wades into personal relationships, much in the same way the tribe was involved in everyones' personal affairs, so long ago. There does seem to be a trend in government moving towards social matters, and away from economic ones doesn't there ?

[Shwa]

This is not new, however I came across this document in my travels today:

home office task force on child protection on the internet

The UK government gives advice that is ostensibly directed at children, and therefore (one presumes) above criticism. But it does seem to suggest best practices for adults as well:

I'm wondering if it's unavoidable that government eventually wades into personal relationships, much in the same way the tribe was involved in everyones' personal affairs, so long ago. There does seem to be a trend in government moving towards social matters, and away from economic ones doesn't there ?

The government has always had an interest in everyone's personal affairs:

Vintage VD Posters

[Edward]

The government has always had an interest in everyone's personal affairs:

Vintage VD Posters

"She may be... a bag of trouble!"

Wowzers.