[Libs-Or] Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions Intellectual Freedom News - April 2019

[Lisa Taylor]

April 2019

Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions

Intellectual Freedom News


Censorship and Freedom of Speech

More than half of banned books challenged for LGBTQ content
<https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/more-half-banned-books-challenged-lgbtq-content-n992221>
NBC
News

Teacher accuses high school of free speech censorship over article about
student in adult entertainment industry
<https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-accuses-high-school-censorship-over-review-article-about-student-1404935>
Newsweek

Responses from Authors of the Top 11 Most Challenged Books
<https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=17501> ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom

A Virginia university temporarily removes yearbooks with blackface from
digital archives
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/a-va-university-temporarily-removes-yearbooks-with-blackface-from-digital-archives/2019/04/03/f6812234-5627-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ff19f012ba58>
Washington
Post

College President Sparks Controversy by Taking Down Blackface Photos
<https://www.chronicle.com/article/College-President-Sparks/246055> The
Chronicle of Higher Education

New law requires Idaho public libraries to filter out porn
<https://www.idahopress.com/news/state/new-law-requires-idaho-public-libraries-to-filter-out-porn/article_0fa15e2a-48eb-5e5a-a67f-69f4fb71075b.html>
Idaho
Press

Facebook bans Alex Jones, other extremist figures
<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-extremists-usa/facebook-bans-alex-jones-other-extremist-figures-idUSKCN1S82D7>
 Reuters

Mother Upset After Son Kicked Out of Class Over Pledge of Allegiance

Privacy

The Privacy Project
<https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/opinion/internet-privacy-project.html>
 New York Times

What e-books at the library mean for your privacy
<https://www.cnet.com/news/what-e-books-at-the-library-mean-for-your-privacy/>
C-net

Is your pregnancy app sharing intimate data with your boss?
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/10/tracking-your-pregnancy-an-app-may-be-more-public-than-you-think/?utm_term=.9c46f7277ba1>
Washington
Post

Utah – The First State to Require a Warrant for Third-Party Data
<https://www.dataprivacyandsecurityinsider.com/2019/04/utah-the-first-state-to-require-a-warrant-for-third-party-data/>
 Data Privacy + Security Insider

Access

Washington corrections officials reverse ban, will allow prisoners to get
used books in the mail
<https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-corrections-officials-reverse-ban-will-allow-prisoners-to-get-used-books-in-the-mail/>
 Seattle Times

Broadband Affordability Report: Nearly Half of U.S. Population Lacks Access
to a Low-Price Offering
<https://www.telecompetitor.com/broadband-affordability-report-nearly-half-of-u-s-population-lacks-access-to-a-low-price-offering/>
Telecompetitor.com
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