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Interesting article from the BBC about Yahoo not following UK government guildlines about moderating chatrooms used by children. It also makes minor note of MSN's efforts too.
The voluntary code is outlined here:
[news.bbc.co.uk...]
Aside from the main issue of child safety on the net, the first article highlights one of the differences between UK / US legislation and possible issues with US owned websites operating UK branches.
>"Currently we are not talking about it but we are looking at the guidelines," a Yahoo spokesperson told BBC News Online.
Granted, it would be an immense task for Yahoo to implement the guildlines, but as a market leader, would you not agree that they have a responsibility to do so?
A quick poll for members:
Do you take other countries legislations as seriously as you do your own? Ie, do you actively seek to comply with regional and international guidlines?
Personally, I think there should be more of an International agreement on these matters - an across the board standardisation.
But, that brings politics into play, so lets not go there! :)
MG
Do you take other countries legislations as seriously as you do your own?
When it is applicable and chances are that enforcement of those laws will affect me, sure. (E.g. if I had a website targeting the US market Iīd abide by US laws since not doing so will most likely affect me. I couldnīt visit the US, do business there, etc. OTAH if some strange country somewhere had some strange laws and I have no interest whatsoever in visiting or doing business there I couldnīt care less.) If German intīl civil law provides that only German law is applicable then I will adhere to German law only.
OTAH who said that I take my own countries legislation seriously ;).
Andreas
