[Libs-Or] February 2021 Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions: Intellectual Freedom News

[Ekatrina Sotomayor]

Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions:  Intellectual Freedom News - February
2021


Censorship

Lawmakers Push to Ban '1619 Project' From Schools
<https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/lawmakers-push-to-ban-1619-project-from-schools/2021/02>
- Education Week

These are the books banned in Florida prison
<https://data.nwfdailynews.com/banned-books-in-florida-prison/> - NWF Daily
News

False Accusation: The Unfounded Claim that Social Media Companies Censor
Conservatives
<https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b6df958f8370af3217d4178/t/60187b5f45762e708708c8e9/1612217185240/NYU+False+Accusation_2.pdf#page=21>
- NYU Stern Center for Business & Human Rights

Florida lawmakers challenge Silicon Valley over 'censorship'
<https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-censorship-media-florida-ron-desantis-bf5e044933821026287cda7e5197b628>
- Associated Press

Cambodia: Internet Censorship, Control Expanded
<https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/02/18/cambodia-internet-censorship-control-expanded#>
- Human Rights Watch

Russia: Social Media Pressured to Censor Posts
<https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/02/05/russia-social-media-pressured-censor-posts>
- Human Rights Watch

Myanmar military blocks Facebook, social media as pressure grows
<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/4/myanmar-military-blocks-facebook-social-media-as-pressure-grows>
- Aljazeera


First Amendment & Civil Liberties

Facebook's Supreme Court
<https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/facebooks-supreme-court>
- Radio Lab, WNYC Studios (podcast)

Police in Libraries: What the Cop-Free Library Movement Wants
<https://www.teenvogue.com/story/police-public-libraries>  - Teen Vogue

Republicans Respond to Black Lives Matter with Anti-Protest Bills
<https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/02/04/republicans-respond-to-black-lives-matter-with-anti-protest-bills>
- Pew Charitable Trusts

What Happens When a Publisher Becomes a Megapublisher?
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/books/penguin-random-house-simon-schuster-publishing.html>
- New York Times

YouTubers Start 'Kiss Challenge' After South Korean TV Network Cut Gay
Kissing Scenes From 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
<https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjp5b3/youtubers-kiss-challenge-south-korea-tv-cut-gay-kissing-scenes-bohemian-rhapsody-censorship>
- Vice



Privacy

'Dystopia Prime:' Amazon AI van cameras spark surveillance concerns
<https://www.unionleader.com/news/scitech/dystopia-prime-amazon-ai-van-cameras-spark-surveillance-concerns/article_e4317274-f576-58c0-937d-6bfaaf028e6e.html>
- New Hampshire Union Leader

Biden's DHS Reopens Trump-Era Face Surveillance Rule for Comment
<https://about.bgov.com/news/bidens-dhs-reopens-trump-era-face-surveillance-rule-for-comment/>
- Bloomberg Government

ACLU, civil rights groups urge Biden to halt use of facial recognition
technology
<https://thehill.com/policy/technology/539218-aclu-civil-rights-groups-urge-biden-to-halt-use-of-facial-recognition>
- The Hill

COVID-19 and Digital Rights <https://www.eff.org/issues/covid-19>  -
Electronic Frontier Foundation

COVID passports open the door to frequent biometric tracking
<https://proprivacy.com/privacy-news/covid-passports-may-cause-frequent-biometric-tracking>
- ProPrivacy

Privacy faces risks in tech-infused post covid workplace
<https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210221-privacy-faces-risks-in-tech-infused-post-covid-workplace>
- France24

WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash
<https://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-privacy-policy-may-15-messages-calls-2021-2>
- Business Insider

Opinion | They Stormed the Capitol. Their Apps Tracked Them.
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/opinion/capitol-attack-cellphone-data.html>
- New York Times

Toolkit highlights web of surveillance systems in downtown Seattle
<https://komonews.com/news/local/toolkit-highlights-web-of-surveillance-systems-in-downtown-seattle>
- KOMO News

The Best Ways to Block Robocalls
<https://news.yahoo.com/best-ways-block-robocalls-110000461.html> -
Consumer Reports


Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Murray City School District ‘pauses’ its Equity Book Bundle Program and
Equity Council
<https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/murray-city-school-district-pauses-its-equity-book-bundle-program-and-equity-council/>
- ABC4 News

Google fires second AI ethics leader as dispute over research/diversity
grows
<https://www.reuters.com/article/alphabet-google-research-int-idUSKBN2AJ2L6>-
Reuters

Netflix will spend $100 million to improve diversity in movies after
equality study
<https://www.compsmag.com/news/technology/netflix-will-spend-100-million-to-improve-diversity-in-movies-after-equality-study/>
- Compsmag

Wake County votes to drop 'Cameron' from Cameron Village Regional Library;
will now be called 'Village Regional Library'
<https://abc11.com/society/wake-county-votes-to-rename-cameron-village-regional-library/10382183/>
- ABC 11 Raleigh News

Iowa church partnering with local museum, library to document and archive
LGBTQ+ history in the Quad Cities
<https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/iowa-church-partnering-with-local-museum-library-to-document-and-archive-lgbtq-2b-history-in-the-quad-cities/ar-BB1dN57Z>
- MSN.com

SPAC adding three new programs to virtual Learning Library
<https://www.saratogian.com/news/local-news/spac-adding-three-new-programs-to-virtual-learning-library/article_2c30d710-6bd6-11eb-84ad-bf9ecd2c60a6.html>
- The Saratogian

Where to Find Diverse Books List
<https://diversebooks.org/resources-old/where-to-find-diverse-books/> - WNDB

'We Read Too' app developer uses love of coding to promote Black literature
<https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/02/11/we-read-too-app-developer-uses-love-of-coding-to-promote-black-literature>
- Apple Insider

Virginia mother holds virtual book readings on YouTube
<https://www.13newsnow.com/article/life/vvirginia-mother-aims-to-promote-diversity-in-childrens-books-equality-matters/65-2fe8cf74-fdf3-4975-b819-cb35c4c149de>
- 13newsnow.com

2021 Midwinter Wrap-Up
<https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/02/03/2021-midwinter-wrap-up/>
- American Libraries Magazine

After a Year of Reckoning, US Museums Promised to Implement Diversity
Policies. Workers Are Still Waiting to See What That Means
<https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dei-initiatives-museums-1941407> -
Artnet

For young job seekers, diversity and inclusion in the workplace aren’t a
preference.  They’re a requirement
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/18/millennial-genz-workplace-diversity-equity-inclusion/>.
- Washington Post


Access

Lack of internet creates digital divide among Oregon students
<https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/continuing-efforts-to-bridge-the-digital-divide-among-oregon-students/ar-BB1dl2GA>
- KGW

F.C.C. Approves a $50 Monthly High-Speed Internet Subsidy
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/technology/fcc-broadband-low-income-subsidy.html>
- New York Times

In surprise move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia
<https://apnews.com/article/facebook-blocks-australia-news-access-fed95e78e8bf30f167eb1a2d893ac89c>
- Associated Press

Facebook makes a power move in Australia - and may regret it
<https://apnews.com/article/facebook-continues-news-block-australia-e0b545d3ba541c2de8389c6bd0a6f23f>
- Associated Press

‘Vaccine Redlining’: Massachusetts congressional delegation talk about
vaccine access
<https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2021/02/20/mass-congressional-delegation-talk-vaccine-access>
- WBUR

Reading mayor: Library a place for scheduling vaccine
<https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/reading-mayor-library-a-place-for-scheduling-vaccine/article_6d2c96c2-75ff-11eb-bdb0-3f1ad8e89c2d.html>
- WFMZ TV

How Seniors Without a Computer Can Book a COVID Vaccine
<https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2021/covid-vaccine-appointment-no-computers.html>
- AARP

Know a senior without internet? County library will lend 1,500 easy-to-use
tablets
<https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/know-a-senior-without-internet-county-library-will-lend-1-500-easy-to-use-tablets/article_f0ccfafd-bc00-5a78-849e-a699a81f3f41.html>
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kansas City Public Library announces mobile device labs
<https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas-city-public-library-announces-mobile-device-labs>
- KSHB Kansas City

Maricopa County Library District offers expanded services for virtual
learning
<https://www.azfamily.com/news/maricopa-county-library-district-offers-expanded-services-for-virtual-learning/article_f8df8af4-74be-11eb-b70c-c778732a5406.html>
- AZFamily.com


Net Neutrality & Internet News

Biden DOJ drops Trump-era lawsuit to block California net neutrality law
<https://www.cnet.com/news/biden-doj-drops-lawsuit-to-block-california-net-neutrality-law/>
- CNET

Can California's Net Neutrality Law Make a Fairer Internet?
<https://www.govtech.com/policy/Can-Californias-Net-Neutrality-Law-Make-a-Fairer-Internet.html>
- Government Technology

The long, painful path of net neutrality
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/technology/net-neutrality-explained.html>
- New York Times

Google, Facebook tell SCOTUS it should be harder for you to sue them
<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/02/google-facebook-tell-scotus-it-should-be-harder-for-you-to-sue-them/>
- Ars Technica


Media Literacy, Misinformation & Fake News

'Disinformation fills the gap'
<https://internews.org/news/disinformation-fills-gap> - Internews

Not Real News: An Associated Press Roundup of Untrue Stories Shared Widely
on Social Media This Week
<https://www.infodocket.com/2021/02/07/not-real-news-an-associated-press-roundup-of-untrue-stories-shared-widely-on-social-media-this-week-24/>
- Associated Press

Instagram bans top anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over COVID falsehoods
<https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/top-anti-vaxxer-robert-f-kennedy-jr-banned-from-instagram-but-not-facebook/>
- Ars Technica

Lizard People in the Library
<https://projectinfolit.org/pubs/provocation-series/essays/lizard-people-in-the-library.html>
- Project Information Literacy

Using Comedy and Social Media to Educate on Disinformation
<https://internews.org/story/using-comedy-and-social-media-educate-disinformation>
- Internews



Librarians Help Students Understand Biased Science
<https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=librarians-help-students-understand-biased-science-literacy>
- School Library Journal

Finland’s secret weapon in the fight against fake news: its kindergarten
children
<https://news.yahoo.com/finland-secret-weapon-fight-against-153958372.html>
- The Telegraph







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Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions is a monthly roundup of Intellectual
Freedom News compiled by the Multnomah County Library Intellectual Freedom
Committee.
We welcome suggestions of articles to include at lib.ifc at multco.us.  In
general, submissions should follow the following criteria: (1) News
articles; (2) Published in the relevant month; (3) Prioritize issues of
either local relevance or national interest.

-- 
Ekatrina Sotomayor (she/her/hers)
Access Services Assistant
Holgate Library
My schedule is Wednesday/ Thursday/ Sunday


*Multnomah County operates on the ancestral homelands of the Multnomah,
Mollala, Kathlamet, Chinook, Clackamas, Tualatin Kalapuya and many other
Indigenous Nations. These Nations have become the Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde <https://www.grandronde.org/>, the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians <http://ctsi.nsn.us/>, as well as the Chinook Nation
<http://www.chinooknation.org/> and Cowlitz Nation
<https://www.cowlitz.org/> in Washington State.** Land acknowledgements
recognize and honor the enduring relationship that Indigenous People have
with their traditional homelands. The effects of settler colonization are
still felt today and land acknowledgements are a small step down the path
towards repair, reconciliation, and cultural revitalization. *
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