I Get So Irritated At Internet Filters!
14% of all public libraries across the United States and Canada block sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking websites. Only 4% are linked to the same network as the school district and not the local library network system.
In a 2007 networking study, it was found that 59% of all libraries who block these sites resulted in more viruses than those who didn't. It was also discovered that 1% of those who didn't block these sites resulted in a virus-infected computer.
In late April, a southern Illinois public library did an inquiry for viruses on their 42 computers, which had a filter blocking social networking websites. This three-day inquiry showed that the computers had a combined 107,515 viruses circulating through the network. It took nineteen days and $9,700 to resolve the issue. They now allow you to go on Facebook or make a tweet on Twitter.
Are the network administrators so hateful toward Facebook that they block it off? Or maybe they may be at an age that they hate the new generation of the Internet. I think this qualifies for my library and my school district I reside in.
Posted by Jake Leonard
