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Censoring & Filtering
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Center for Democracy and Technology 
 "The Center for Democracy and Technology works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age." The site contains articles, legislative updates, links to related resources, and more. Topics include domain names, encryption, privacy, security, and spam. http://www.cdt.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Internet, Social Issues Last updated Aug 16, 2005 The Child Online Protection Act: Decency and the Internet Revised
This article explains the background and status of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) as of February, 1999 and includes the full text of the act, statements from senators involved, press releases, and information on related cases. From the Law Library Resource Xchange . http://www.llrx.com/congress/011599.htm Topics: Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Law by Subject, Social Issues Last updated May 25, 2002 The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
"Information for librarians with questions about implementing CIPA filtering at their libraries, [for]scholars interested in the legislative history of CIPA, or [for] those interested in the ALA's position on CIPA." The section "Advice & Resources" provides a FAQ, worksheets, sample policy statements, and links to other CIPA reports. From the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee. http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/iftoolkits/litoolkit/childrensinternet.cfm Topics: Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Law by Subject, Social Issues Last updated Oct 23, 2009 The Children's Internet Protection Act: The Recent District Court Decision in Context, for Librarians and Library Patrons
In simple question-and-answer format, this article reviews practical implications for public libraries about "the gist of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) decision." From lawyer and former librarian Mary Minow, for the Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX) site. http://www.llrx.com/features/cipa.htm Topics: Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Law by Subject, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Social Issues Last updated Mar 7, 2005 Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
This site features "a searchable database of Cease and Desist notices sent to Internet users" and information about the use of "intellectual property and other laws to silence online users." A joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and University of San Francisco law school clinics. http://www.chillingeffects.org/ Topics: Intellectual Property, Internet, Social Issues Last updated Feb 27, 2002 Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition
Historical information about the opposition "to Congress' first attempt to regulate content on the Internet, the Communications Decency Act, which the U.S. Supreme Court found unconstitutional on June 26, 1997. This site is being preserved as a resource on the landmark CDA case." It includes background on the case, Supreme Court appeal documents, Philadelphia trial documents, and related materials. There is also information about the current struggle to maintain the Internet's First Amendment rights. http://www.ciec.org/ Topics: Internet, Law by Subject, Social Issues Last updated Jul 29, 2000 Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Based in San Francisco, the EFF works to protect "fundamental rights regardless of technology; to educate the press, policymakers and the general public about civil liberties issues related to technology; and to act as a defender of those liberties." The site provides information on issues and legal cases involving the EFF (topics include anonymity, censorship, filtering, and the USA PATRIOT Act). Also features EFF's "reactions to current events." Searchable. http://www.eff.org/ Topics: Internet, Librarianship, Social Issues Last updated Dec 23, 2004 FAQ on E-rate and the Children's Internet Protection Act, CIPA
Crucial legal, technical, and strategic information about the Children's Internet Protection Act, which affects all school and library E-rate applicants. Includes compliance, certification, policy requirements, definitions of filtering, and resources for further reading. From librarian and technology expert Bob Bocher of the State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/cipafaq.html Topics: Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Law by Subject, Social Issues Last updated Nov 6, 2005 Final Report of the COPA Commission
The Commission, appointed by Congress, was mandated by the Child Online Protection Act, approved by Congress in October 1998. The primary purpose of the Commission was to "identify technological or other methods that will help reduce access by minors to material that is harmful to minors on the Internet." The report was released to Congress on October 20, 2000. The original and amended texts of the act are in the Appendix of the report. http://www.copacommission.org/report/ Topics: Internet, Law by Subject, Social Issues Last updated Oct 9, 2002 GetNetWise
This site's Online Safety Guide covers, by age level and activity type, the online risks children and teenagers face. There is also a directory of online safety resources including filtering products, advice on reporting Internet safety problems, and a guide to children's Web sites. Sponsored by "Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that families have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences." http://www.getnetwise.org/ Topics: Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Social Issues Last updated May 20, 2002 Handbook for Bloggers and Cyberdissidents
This handbook provides practical advice for bloggers worldwide. Topics include how to set up a blog, marketing a blog, maintaining credibility, and how to blog in countries with limited free speech without getting in trouble with the authorities. From Reporters Without Borders, an organization that "defends journalists and other media contributors and professionals who have been imprisoned or persecuted for doing their work." http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=15083 Topics: Blogs & Podcasts, Internet, Social Issues Last updated Nov 1, 2007 Internet Filtering: China (including Hong Kong)
"China's Internet filtering regime is the most sophisticated effort of its kind in the world." This paper presents the research of the OpenNet Initiative, which "sought to determine the degree to which China filters sites on topics that the Chinese government finds sensitive." Includes a list of the agencies involved in Internet regulation, accessible and inaccessible sites, and email filtering test results. The OpenNet Initiative (ONI) is a "collaborative partnership of four leading academic institutions." http://opennet.net/research/profiles/china Topics: Government, Government, Internet, Social Issues Last updated Aug 28, 2008 OpenNet Initiative (ONI)
"The ONI mission is to investigate and challenge state filtration and surveillance practices" of Internet activity. The site features an introduction to Internet filtering, brief background for selected countries, detailed country studies for a small group of countries (such as Belarus, Yemen, Iran, and China), and bulletins and advisories, Also includes a blog. OpenNet is a partnership of groups at the University of Toronto, and Harvard, Cambridge, and Oxford Universities. http://opennet.net Topics: Internet Last updated Jun 8, 2007 Peacefire: Open Access for the Net Generation
Features critiques of filtering software (programs that are used to block access to potentially objectionable sites on the Internet) and information about how to disable these programs. Peacefire.exe is a program (free download from the site) that disables popular Windows blocking software; it works only with Windows 98. Additionally there is a FAQ and links to other sources of information on this issue. http://www.peacefire.org/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Internet, Social Issues Last updated Jun 15, 2003 Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS)
An infrastructure for associating labels (metadata) with Internet content. "It was originally designed to help parents and teachers control what children access on the Internet, but it also facilitates other uses for labels, including code signing, privacy," and intellectual property rights management. From the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). http://www.w3.org/PICS/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Internet, Social Issues, Web Design and Management Last updated Dec 26, 2002 ProtectKids.com
Information for adults and children about safety on the Internet. Covers dangers and precautions about communicating with strangers (in chat rooms, instant messaging, and other features), filtering software, reporting instances of sexual exploitation of children, and perceived harmful effects of pornography. Lots of general information, much of it with a Christian ministry focus. http://www.protectkids.com/ Topics: Internet, Social Issues Last updated Mar 28, 2004 Purchase of Blocking Software by Public Libraries is Unconstitutional
Analysis "intended for use by free speech advocates to oppose the installation of blocking software such as Cyberpatrol, Surfwatch, NetNanny or Cybersitter in public libraries." Written by an attorney, and "revised November 9, 1997." From the Ethical Spectacle. http://www.spectacle.org/cs/library.html Topics: Internet, Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type, Social Issues Last updated Sep 12, 2005 SafeKids.Com
A guide for families for "making the Internet and technology fun, safe and productive." Features articles and information on online safety for parents and children, covering topics such as computer security, chat rooms, spyware, cell phones, and more. Includes the "Family Contract for Online Safety." http://safekids.com/ Topics: Families, Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, People Last updated Jun 17, 2008 See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information
Also known as "the Kaiser Report," this December 2002 document has received a great deal of attention from librarians and others interested in access to information. From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Note: The link opens directly into a PDF file, so Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed. http://www.kff.org/entmedia/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=14096 Topics: Internet, Social Issues Last updated Feb 25, 2004 Supreme Court Decision in Reno v ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union site with information about the appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn the Communications Decency Act. The Supreme Court heard the case March 19, 1997. Their decision was handed down June 26, 1997. http://www.aclu.org/privacy/speech/15504lgl19970626.html Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Internet, Social Issues Last updated Mar 30, 2006 Survey of Internet Access Management in Public Libraries
This June 2000 report "presents findings from a national survery of public libraries to acquire information about how libraries are managing various aspects of public Internet access." From the Library Research Center, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois. Prepared for the American Library Association. Opens directly into a PDF file. http://lrc.lis.uiuc.edu/web/internet.pdf Topics: Internet, Librarianship, Social Issues Last updated Aug 22, 2005 |
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