KBEAR: Billings' Greatest Hits » Arizona http://kbear.com Billings' Greatest Hits Fri, 24 May 2013 08:07:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Arizona Online Censorship Bill to Be Amended http://kbear.com/arizona-censorship-bill-to-be-amended/ http://kbear.com/arizona-censorship-bill-to-be-amended/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:00:01 +0000 Jami Bond http://kbear.com/?p=67669 A proposal in Arizona to make it a criminal offense to post words that someone could view as annoying or offensive on Facebook, Twitter or other online outlet for expression is now being held back for revision after numerous complaints that it was to broad.

The bill would update telephone harassment and stalking laws by adding the use of computers or smartphones.  Supporters say the measure would help victims of online stalking and harassment while critics say it goes too far.

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Needless to say, families and prisoner advocacy groups are not happy, citing the existing costs of traveling to visit loved ones housed in prisons that are often located in remote areas.

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