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House committee OKs creation of web domain for kids
From eSchool News staff and wire service reports

A bill that aims to create a special internet domain for children’s web sites passed a House committee April 10, but only after lawmakers added more stringent rules for the kinds of sites that would qualify. Lawmakers pitched the bill as another way to protect children from accessing inappropriate material online, but some educators question how effective such a measure would be. The bill, called the Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002 (H.R. 3833), aims to develop a second-level internet domain within the United States country code that would offer material geared toward children, while shielding them from harmful material on the internet....



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