Censorship
 
SITES THAT SUPPORT CENSORSHIP.

  • Enough is Enough.
    The stated mission of this site is to "Make the Internet Safer for Children and Families." They attempt to "raise public awareness about the dangers of Internet pornography and sexual predators, and advance solutions that promote equality, fairness and respect for human dignity with shared responsibility between the public, technology, and the law."

  • Family Friendly Libraries.
    "Family Friendly Libraries is a grassroots organization started by Karen Jo Gounaud in 1992 in Fairfax County, Virginia in response to a proliferation of internet pornography and age-inappropriate materials in local school and public libraries."

    SITES THAT OPPOSE CENSORSHIP.

  • ACLU Internet Free Speech.
    From the American Civil Liberties Union, this website promotes the right to free speech.

  • Banned Books:
  • Banned Books.
    Hosted by the Multnomah County Library, a website on censorship and banned books.

  • Banned Books On-line.
    A representative list of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts.

  • Bonfire of Liberties: Censorship of the Humanities.
    A history of censorship from 1205 AD when Saint Dominic supervised the burning of heretical books.

  • Challenged and Banned Books.
    From the American Library Association.

  • National Coalition Against Censorship.
    Made up of 50 national not-for-profit organizations, these diverse organizations, representing the artistic, educational, religious, and labor communities, join together in the interest of protecting First Amendment rights.

  • A Brief History of Banned Music in the United States by Eric Nuzum.
    A selective on-line chronicle of popular music that has been censored, banned, suppressed, or altered against the wishes of its creators and intended audience.

  • Electronic Frontier Foundation.
    EFF is a donor-funded, non-profit organization that champions the public interest in battles affecting digital rights.

  • Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).
    EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, established in 1994, to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values, including Internet Censorship.

    CENSORSHIP LEGISLATION.

  • Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Legal FAQ.
    From the American Library Association.

  • CyberSpace Law.
    From the FindLaw.

  • The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
    The text of the First Amendment.

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