Election, internet, blocking and our rights - just want your opinions.

Widelats

Since all 3 party leaders are going online to youtube and facebook, everyone should have a right to access these sites?

In my local library, they block youtube permanently, and facebook applications do not work at all, also facebook itself is blocked on a near weekly basis, resulting in their tech guys taking days to sort it out, point is, this campaigning will not include people who use public libraries in my area of South Tyneside, and its a freakin' big area!

Do you reckon i have a right to ask the library manager to change the web filter (It is called websense) to a more user friendly filter that does not block facebook and ask them to change their policy on youtube to get it unblocked?

I realise i might et a trooling reply here, but i am being serious, i need some opinions before i go ahead and start complaining on the publics behalf.

Thanks.

Ivory_Tinkler

But in another thread you have said that you never vote so why bother yourself with this????

Widelats

Its a way to make the library heirachy consider changing their policys.

neilmcl

So the library can be full of kids accessing facebook and playing youtube vids all day, no thanks.

Widelats

neilmcl wrote: »

So the library can be full of kids accessing facebook and playing youtube vids all day, no thanks.

That is a point yes, but when kids are in school .... would be nice to listen to music too for a change.

Ivory_Tinkler

A library is a place to borrow books, access information and learn amongst other things. I would rather the money I pay via taxes etc go towards more books and more facilities rather than allowing people to access YouTube and keep up to date with their virtual friends on Facebook. There are internet cafes for that sort of stuff.

Widelats

I see where your going thanks - anyone give me a honest opinion?

Widelats

Like, would you consider this a right of the public to ask for a change of the filters?

Ivory_Tinkler

Widelats wrote: »

Like, would you consider this a right of the public to ask for a change of the filters?

The filters are there for a reason - maybe to stop younger people from accessing facebook and youtube where they can see all sorts of stuff that they really shouldn't be seeing. It may be inconvenient to you but the policy is likely to be in place for everyone. What you view in your own home is up to you but could you imagine the outrage if suddenly we found that our kids could access !!!!!!/violence/indecency etc via the local library because of their lack of internet security/filtering.

That is my honest opinion.

jdturk

You have got to be kidding me, have you not better things to do with your time than hassle a library for their internet restrictions?

Librarys are for knowledge, not for watching videos or looking at facebook

pendulum

What's wrong with you Widelats, why are you always causing trouble? If its not one thing its another, if you want unrestricted internet access then get off the dole and pay for it.