Directory: Society: Issues: Human Rights and Liberties: Free Speech: Censorship: Internet (25)
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- Computers: Internet: Proxying and Filtering: Content Filtering: Software: Client
- Society: Issues: Science and Technology: Computers: Internet: Content Filtering
Internet Censorship Links - Links and summaries of sites both "pro and con" internet censorship. From Vicnet, a unit of the State Library of Victoria in Australia.Peacefire - Anti-censorware articles, essays, and investigative reports. Includes instructions and programs to disable content blocking software.
Internet Brothers: Opinions from the Cybercommunity - Do you value your online freedoms? If so, you better beware. Recent events are conspiring to take them away from you.
What (chilling?) Lessons for the Internet? - Cato Org, lengthy, scholarly, review of FCC Regulation of Broadcasting
Libertus Net: - Introduction and index to site about attempts, particularly in Australia to limit free speech through censorship.
I Majik - Host for alternate icon representations such as the Barbie Cam.
Defeating Internet Censorship in Singapore - Four quick steps on how to get past Singapore's censors.
The Blue Ribbon Campaign for Online Free Speech - Post opinions about online freedom of expression.
Internet Censorship by Adam Garlock - A perspective by a 16 year old who mentions the Declaration of Independence and Hitler's reign.
Can Congress Censor The Internet? - An article on censorship and government legislation by Ford Marrin Esposito Witmeyer & Gleser, L.L.P. (1996)
Fighting Internet Censorship in Australia - A member of Electronic Frontiers Australia outlines the events occurring in Australia regarding Internet censorship.
Pornography, Obscenity and the Superhighway - A Case for Censorship - New York University Professor Irving Kristol argues for a certain level of censorship.
Internet Censorship is Absurd and Unconstitutional - An essay which explains why the Communications Decency Act (CDA) and any other form of Internet censorship is absurd and unconstitutional.
Got Freedom? - Overview of freedom of expression with particular emphasis on the right to publish online without being censored by government agencies and/or Internet service providers.
Internet Free Expression Alliance - Organization that advocates that the Internet remain a forum for open access and free expression.
Plagiarist Acquisitions - Documentation of internet art project censored by DuPont, for spoofing corporate takeovers by pretending that plagiarist.org had taken over DuPont and 26 other giant corporations. DuPont's censorship tactics appeared to have been centered in slandering the artist with false implications of violent behavior on the artist's part, rather than in legal justification.
Freedom of Expression on the Internet - Reports and other resources, 1996 to the present, on the protection of freedom of expression in cyberspace from Human Rights Watch.
Gagging the Net in 3 Easy Steps - Article from the BBC on how easily the threat of lawsuits can stifle net free speech.
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Online Censorship & Free Expression - Directory of stories, documents, case studies, and ongoing examples of online censorship in various forms.
Internet Censorship Paper - The Invincible Internet - Argues against net censorship. Explains common affirmative arguments, explores negative retorts, analyzes censorship bills and court rulings, and suggests alternatives to wide-ranging censorship issues.
Starr Report: A Double Standard? - In the rush to post lurid details of the Starr report online, the government flouted its own censorship standards, a civil liberties expert maintains. By Heidi Kriz. [Wired News]
Committee to Protect Bloggers - Weblog about censorship and blogging, especially as it relates to free speech.
Documentation of Internet Filtering Worldwide - Research documenting some of the specific sites blocked in a variety of locations worldwide. Current research investigates sited blocked in China and Saudi Arabia, and blocked by a variety of commercial Internet filtering programs. Future research will consider blocking in other countries. [Last updated October 2003]
Blog Herald: Do Internet companies need to be regulated to ensure they respect free expression? - "Reporters Without Borders has repeatedly condemned the ethical lapses displayed by certain Internet sector companies when operating in repressive countries." Weblog entry discusses these lapses and how they "violate the right to freedom of expression as defined in article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
CenSEARCHip - A tool that allows to compare the differences in the web search and image search results of Google and Yahoo in four national versions: the United States, China, France, and Germany. Developed at the Indiana University School of Informatics.
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