Won't someone think of the children

Won't someone please think of the children

An ORG internal wiki page to facilitate the creation of a small document to:

1. detail the reasons why internet filtering for children at non-parent level does not work
2. list the many examples of failure
3. suggest more effective approaches as a constructive alternative.

Areas and people

• Francis : General legal advice
• James : Layout
• Contributions by section?

Decisions, decisions

• Proper name!
• How many pages?
• Colour or B&W?
• Intended audience
• Deadline?
• How many sections
• What sections? What size each section?
• Final editorial control
• Approval by ORG staffers before release with the group brand on it
• Printing and online distribution
• Others...?

Things to consider

• EFF equivalent briefing packhttp://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/publications/6214.aspx
• Anything we do needs to be checked by ORG's Advisory Council
• Check out ORGs layout templates from the two previous briefing packs
• Speak to Terry Doughty at ARCH (Action Rights for Kids)
• http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=oe&catcode=ss_es_hom_02&rid=15871
• Check out Digital Britain chapter 1, #73
• Remember Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
• Byron review - emphasis on bringing up children sensibly, developing their critical evaluation skills & empowering them to look after their own safety, rather than kneejerk scaremongering
• http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/publications/6214.aspx (Digital Britian Children's Panel)
• http://w2.eff.org/Censorship/Censorware/net_block_report/
• http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/byronreview/
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/16/martha-lane-fox-digital-inclusion-champion
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/jun/16/digital-britain-internet*
• Digital Britain p40 - graphic
• http://googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.com/2009/06/making-youtube-safer-place.html
• http://www.apc.org/en/node/5677
• Free-range kids
• Foreign examples
• http://www.theyouthoftoday.org/
• http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/cons-2009-communications-data
• http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/07/best-practices-for-online-child-safety.html
• http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=179505&
• http://www.openrightsgroup.org/orgwiki/index.php/Children%27s_Digital_Rights
• http://www.openrightsgroup.org/orgwiki/index.php/Won%27t_somebody_please_think_of_the_children%3F

Meeting 1 : 26/06/09

sykpe : david.durant

Voxra Andersen volunteers to investigate history and plans for child-related internet censorship in other countries.