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

[Ulrike Roeltgen-Klein]

Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions Intellectual Freedom News - October /
November 2019

Censorship

The Authoritarian’s Worst Fear?  A Book
<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/opinion/books-censorship.html> - New
York Times

Kashmir: Twitter Removes Almost 1 Million Tweets, Accused of Bowing to
Indian Censorship
<https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-removes-almost-1m-tweets-kashmir-accused-bowing-indian-censorship-1467721>
- Newsweek

BBC Launches Tor Mirror Site To Thwart Media Censorship
<https://www.npr.org/2019/10/24/773060596/bbc-launches-tor-mirror-site-to-thwart-media-censorship>
- NPR

These watchdogs track secret online censorship across the globe
<https://www.msn.com/en-za/money/technology/these-watchdogs-track-secret-online-censorship-across-the-globe/ar-AAJw5Ou?li=BBqfP3n>
- MSN

First Amendment

Introducing The ‘Accidental Guardians’ Of First Amendment Rights
<https://wamu.org/story/19/10/23/introducing-the-accidental-guardians-of-first-amendment-rights/>
(Podcast) - WAMU 88.5 | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY RADIO

Facebook Isn’t Free Speech, It’s Algorithmic Amplification Optimized for
Outrage
<https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/20/facebook-isnt-free-speech-its-algorithmic-amplification-optimized-for-outrage/>
- TechCrunch

Cyberstalking vs Free Speech: Where's the Line? Balancing First Amendment
Rights Against Psychic Harm
<https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aapl/82934> - MedPage Today

Pence backs Hong Kong Protests in China Speech, Slams NBA and Nike
<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-pence/pence-backs-hong-kong-protests-in-china-speech-slams-nba-and-nike-idUSKBN1X323V>
- Reuters

Privacy

Americans and Digital Knowledge
<https://www.pewinternet.org/2019/10/09/americans-and-digital-knowledge/>
-  Pew Research Center

Surveillance States: Which Countries Best Protect Privacy of Their Citizens?
<https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/surveillance-states/> -
Comparitech

Which US states best protect privacy online?
<https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/which-us-states-best-protect-online-privacy/>
- Comparitech

Why Big ISPs Aren’t Happy about Google’s Plans for Encrypted DNS
<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/isps-worry-a-new-chrome-feature-will-stop-them-from-spying-on-you/>
- ArsTechnica

Diversity

An Expert’s Advice On How To Address Diversity In The Workplace
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyschoenberger/2019/10/23/workplace-diversity/#140ee13ead54>
-
Forbes

What's Behind The Research Funding Gap For Black Scientists?
<https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/18/768690216/whats-behind-the-research-funding-gap-for-black-scientists>
- NPR

How Companies Are Lacking in Diversity Initiatives (Podcast)
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2019-10-25/how-companies-are-lacking-in-diversity-initiatives-podcast?in_source=podcasts_15_play-episode>
- Bloomberg

Diversity Versus Indoctrination in Children’s Publishing
<https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=18894> - OLA

Access

Army Defends Decision to Close Space, Tech Library
<http://www.startribune.com/army-defends-decision-to-close-space-tech-library/562919872/>
-
StarTribune

Inequality in school library access is a 'social mobility time bomb', says
Cressida Cowell
<https://inews.co.uk/news/education/school-library-social-mobility-cressida-cowell-815895>
- inews.co.uk
Indiana County tries to keep up, but lack of internet access stymies
schools, businesses
<https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/indiana-county-pennsylvania-broadband-internet-access-schools-businesses/index.php>
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

-- 
*Ulrike Roeltgen-Klein*
Gresham Library Access Services Assistant
Multnomah County Library
My schedule: Thur to Sat
Pronouns: she / her
ulriker at multco.us
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20191108/5955bba9/attachment.html>