Who shares responsibility for keeping the best of the Internet while addressing these valid concerns?
Palfrey: In most cases, the young people themselves are in the best position to solve the problems. “Born Digital” talks about concentric circles, where you start with the young people, and as you go rings out, parents are next because they have the trust of, and access to, the young people, and teachers and mentors have important roles, then tech companies. I’d push social network sites like MySpace and Facebook into this category. They can do a lot. And we should consider the law. There are a few places where the law should be changed and could help. But that should be the last resort and not the first, and I say that very respectfully as a lawyer who believes deeply in the power of law to organize our society. Why should law be the last resort in this environment? Palfrey: At a time of extremely rapid change, adopting a new law is very hard to do in a way that will achieve your public policy objectives for very long, if at all. The U.S. Code is riddled with things like the Audio Hom
