Libraries installed blocking software at a frantic pace last year, according to a new report, a move that could alarm free-speech advocates trying to fight mandatory filtering laws. The Library ...

Libraries installed blocking software at a frantic pace last year, according to a new report, a move that could alarm free-speech advocates trying to fight mandatory filtering laws. The Library ...

A federal court has struck down rules that would have required libraries to block children's access to offensive Web material or lose federal funds, handing a win to librarians and free-speech ...

Manufacturers of Web filtering software do not publish information about which sites they block, nor how they decide which sites to block. The proposed bill would open up the possibility of ...

WASHINGTON--The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether a federal law aimed at installing Internet filters on public library systems adequately balances free expression with restricting ...

Libraries that choose to filter Internet access are not engaging in censorship, according to the Washington Supreme Court. The court made its decision late last week on 6-3 vote, with the majority ...

Reliance on the Internet continues to grow in virtually every area of society. Access to the Internet has moved beyond novelty and convenience to a necessity, and being on the wrong side of the ...

As part of the recent spending bill, Congress has set a mandate for schools and libraries to install filtering software, but the new law will be challenged in court ...

Public libraries have the same discretion to limit access to Internet pornography on their computers as librarians have when deciding which books to add to their collections, the Bush administration ...

TORONTO – A Progressive Conservative member of the legislature wants the province to take steps so people using computers in libraries and public schools cannot access pornography online. Gerry ...

Multnomah County Public Library et al., vs. United States of America, et al. In total, my research yielded 6777 distinct web page URLs that were blocked by at least one of the filtering programs ...

The developer of proxy software designed to defeat Web filters is offering Internet users $10 to install and run his application, as a way to raise its profile. Independent developer Bennett Haselton, ...