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Access Denied
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: May 19, 2006
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Learning.Now reports that in an effort to thwart online predators, members of Congress have proposed new legislation that would require public schools and libraries nationwide to block online social online networking sites like MySpace.

But such efforts may be futile. As the Dallas Morning News reports (registration required), wherever there's an Internet filter, students find a way to flout it.

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