Youth protection... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_principle...

While Congress, under the Commerce Clause, has authority to regulate the
Internet, Internet “harassment” presents new challenges for legislators in terms of
defining and prosecuting such activity. Definitions for these terms vary based upon
jurisdiction. Internet harassment usually encompasses “cyberstalking,”
“cyberharassment,” and/or “cyberbullying.” If one were to categorize these offenses
based on danger or greatest potential harm, cyberstalking would be the most
dangerous, followed by cyberharassment and then cyberbullying. Generally,
cyberstalking includes a credible threat of harm, while the other two do not.
Cyberharassment and/or cyberbullying may cause embarrassment, annoyance, or
humiliation to the victim. Some individuals use the terms cyberharassment and
cyberbullying interchangeably, while others reserve the term cyberbullying to
describe harassment between minors, usually within the school context.
While laws that address cyberstalking exist at both the federal and state levels,
the question of how to handle situations that do not involve a credible threat of harm
against minors has drawn congressional interest. Recent high-profile cases involving
teen suicides illustrate the harmful effects of Internet harassment on young people.
To address the problem, H.R. 6123 was introduced on May 22, 2008. This bill would
amend title 18 of the United States Code by making cyberbullying a federal crime
with a punishment of up to two years of imprisonment and/or a fine.
Legislators have traditionally enacted laws prohibiting child pornography, child
luring, and child sexual exploitation. However, Internet harassment potentially causes
emotional harm to its victims as opposed to the physical harm inflicted by the
aforementioned activities. In addressing these concerns, legislators strive to maintain
a balance between enacting statutes broad enough to cover undesirable behavior,
while simultaneously narrow enough to prevent infringement upon an individual’s
right to express oneself under the First Amendment.
The First Amendment protects certain forms of speech, but this protection is
limited within the school environment. While school administrators have more
flexibility in disciplining children whose speech disrupts the learning environment,
this flexibility does not cover all forms of Internet harassment. As Internet
harassment is a relatively new phenomenon, courts are just beginning to determine
the constitutionality and scope of these school policies and statutes. This report
discusses Internet crimes, such as cyberbullying, cyberharassment, and cyberstalking,
along with the limitations of such laws in the current environment. It will be updated
as events warrant.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34651_20080905.pdf

C'est un peu le problème eXposé par ce blog en ce moment. Et la question n'a pas encore été résolue. Mais comme le temps presse un peu, on se demande si une rencontre toute simple, avec quelques acteurs de l'Internet, ne pourrait pas accélérer les choses. On recherche ici l'avis des BIG Ones comme Google, Microsoft et d'autres acteurs plus ou moins médiatiques, ainsi que l'avis de ceuX et celles travaillant dans l'électronique et les Télécoms. La société sera invitée à donner son point de vue et ses commentaires.