Internet filtering companies with religious affiliations in the context of Indiana public libraries
Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided to uphold the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 2003, public libraries accepting federal E-rate funds have been required to install technology protection measures on computers with Internet access. Many libraries use Internet filters to fulfill this re...
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| description | Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided to uphold the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 2003, public libraries accepting federal E-rate funds have been required to install technology protection measures on computers with Internet access. Many libraries use Internet filters to fulfill this requirement. Using research by Nancy Willard, which disclosed affiliations between Internet filtering companies and religious organizations, it was found that at least 15.9% of Indiana public libraries used filters with connections to conservative religious groups in 2005. Ethical implications of this research are discussed and recommendations for balancing First Amendment rights with a financial need for CIPA compliance are included. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1526772021-09-15T20:10:24Z Internet filtering companies with religious affiliations in the context of Indiana public libraries Radom, Rachel Library and information science Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided to uphold the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 2003, public libraries accepting federal E-rate funds have been required to install technology protection measures on computers with Internet access. Many libraries use Internet filters to fulfill this requirement. Using research by Nancy Willard, which disclosed affiliations between Internet filtering companies and religious organizations, it was found that at least 15.9% of Indiana public libraries used filters with connections to conservative religious groups in 2005. Ethical implications of this research are discussed and recommendations for balancing First Amendment rights with a financial need for CIPA compliance are included. Published version 2021-09-13T08:26:30Z 2021-09-13T08:26:30Z 2007 Journal Article Radom, R. (2007). Internet filtering companies with religious affiliations in the context of Indiana public libraries. Library and Information Science Research E-Journal, 17(2), 1-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LIBRES.2007.2.6 1058-6768 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152677 10.32655/LIBRES.2007.2.6 2 17 1 19 en Library and Information Science Research E-Journal © 2007 Rachel Radom. All rights reserved. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Library and information science Radom, Rachel Internet filtering companies with religious affiliations in the context of Indiana public libraries |
| title | Internet filtering companies with religious affiliations in the context of Indiana public libraries |
| title_full | Internet filtering companies with religious affiliations in the context of Indiana public libraries |
| title_fullStr | Internet filtering companies with religious affiliations in the context of Indiana public libraries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internet filtering companies with religious affiliations in the context of Indiana public libraries |
| title_short | Internet filtering companies with religious affiliations in the context of Indiana public libraries |
| title_sort | internet filtering companies with religious affiliations in the context of indiana public libraries |
| topic | Library and information science |
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