American Library Association attempts to prevent an New York State obscenity law from taking affect. US court rules on a preliminary injunction.
Read about attempts to blacklist advertisers who use inappropriate advertising methods or unethical promotion on the Web.
Shares a database of articles on issues of electronic privacy and censorship pertinent to academics. Hosts a news group and a forum.
Dutch-based foundation promotes freedom of expression and human rights by hosting censored publications.
Gathers resources and news articles regarding Internet censorship on issues of race, sex, and harassment. Primary focus is on Europe and the UK.
Chapter of the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility offers position papers, announcements and resources about Internet privacy rights for consumers.
Contains a July 11, 2001 news report highlighting a draft European Union Commission proposal for a "directive on privacy in electronic communications."
Article discusses the advantages of freedom of legal information, as offered on the Internet. With links to references.
Explores the issue of censorship and privacy on the Internet and some of the legislation being enacted in the United States and internationally.
Advocacy group promoting freedom on the Internet. Includes discussion of monetary issues and FAQs.
Features an opinion published August 9, 2001 about the increasing attempts to regulate the Internet, both geographically and politically.
Read the text of the US Supreme Court decision striking down the CDA, or learn about other actions this group is taking to fight censorship.
Resource for families on the Internet who oppose government regulation in the name of child protection.
Indiana Univ. School of Law student examines the proposed Communications Decency Act and the regulation of pornography over the Internet.
Attorney Alan Gahtan analyzes the 1997 US Supreme Court ruling against the Communications Decency Act.
Find special reports, briefing papers and other material from Human Rights Watch on the issues of free expression and online censorship.
Find a UCLA law professor's examination of the US Supreme Court's reasoning when it overturned the Communications Decency Act.
Read this thorough analysis of the right to control and censor chat rooms. Also examines access-filtering issues.
RealAudio archive of the July 1996 Security and Freedom through Encryption forum, which discussed the need to reform US encryption policy.
Follow discussions on civil liberties in many countries around the world.
Publishes Jonathan Rosenoer's article critical of Internet content regulatory efforts. Links to source documents.
MIT Student Association for Freedom of Expression furnishes documents about censorship, Internet ratings, filtering software and comics codes.
Documents and reports relevant to the Communications Decency Act - hosted by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
Posts all material for this University of Ottawa course on speech and censorship. Presents a discussion forum.
Librarian and author Karen G. Schneider takes a look at Internet content filters.
Examine the initial US legislative efforts to regulate Internet speech. Article looks at the Communications Decency Act and similar laws.
Articles, reports and resources related to censorship and privacy issues on the Internet - with web law resources.
Locate the US court ruling regarding the University of Oklahoma's denial of access to specific newsgroups via its servers.
Reprints lengthy Harvard Law Review article on the intersection between Internet communications and the First Amendment.
Professor Seth Finkelstein offers a resource center on censorship with links to relevant resources.
Organization advocates for minors on issues surrounding Internet censorship. Includes membership info and details about blocking software.
Get news, policy statements and reports from a network of individuals monitoring the "development, management, and regulation of the Internet in responsible manners."
Article published in a 1997 law periodical expounds on international attempts to restrain speech in Cyberspace and reflects on the consequences.
Gives the US Supreme Court's 1997 ruling against the Communication's Decency Act.
Cato public policy institute hosted this discussion forum regarding effects of sex and violence in the media with respect to the online world.
Read an English translation of the German case in which a CompuServe manager was found guilty of distributing a member's pornography.
Anti-censorship site is dedicated to organizing and launching mail and email campaigns against all forms of censorship.
Details of the campaign by Electronic Frontiers Australia to influence proposed Internet legislation in that country.
Posts the decision in a suit filed by professors against Virginia in an effort to undo restrictions against state employee Internet access.
In a surprise move, learn how the Chinese government quietly unblocked access to US media sites following the Sept. 11 attack on America. Published on Sept. 21, 2001.
Find out more about the European Commission's Oct. 2001 legislation to outlaw the use of 'cookies,' invisible ID tags in browsers that can track users on the Net.
Group, concerned both about indecent material found on the Internet and on efforts to regulate it, believes that educating parents is the key.