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

[Brian McGUIRK]

Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions Intellectual Freedom News - December
2021

Censorship

Is Self-Censorship a Problem for Writers?
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/arts/writer-censorship-pen-america.html?searchResultPosition=1>
- New York times

New e-book from Utah Library Advocates tackles book censorship issue in
schools
<https://www.kuer.org/education/2021-12-15/new-e-book-from-utah-library-advocates-tackles-book-censorship-issue-in-schools>
- KUER NPR Utah

Community speaks against censorship of LGBTQ materials at Post Falls
library meeting
<https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/community-library-network-lgbtq/293-6651a416-75e0-4123-9a5a-3a19138c330e>
- KREM/Coeur d'Alene Press

Second lawsuit challenges New Hampshire ‘classroom censorship act’
<https://www.concordmonitor.com/Second-lawsuit-filed-over-divisive-concepts-law-44134759>
- Concord Monitor

How Western tech companies are helping Russia censor the Internet
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/21/how-western-tech-companies-are-helping-russia-censor-internet/>-
Washington Post Opinion

First Amendment

Social Media Companies Want to Co-opt the First Amendment. Courts Shouldn’t
Let Them
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/opinion/social-media-first-amendment.html?searchResultPosition=1>
- New York Times Opinion

Judge Says New York Times Can Retain Project Veritas Memos, for Now
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/business/media/nyt-project-veritas.html?searchResultPosition=1>
- New York Times

'First Amendment audits' attract attention of West Michigan law enforcement
<https://wwmt.com/news/i-team/first-amendment-audits-attract-attention-of-west-michigan-law-enforcement>
- Channel 3 News (Kalamazoo Michigan)

Oregon AG sinks in arguments against First Amendment access -
<https://www.courthousenews.com/oregon-ag-sinks-in-arguments-against-first-amendment-access/>
Courthouse News

Judge tears apart Texas social media law for violating First Amendment
<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/12/texas-ban-on-social-media-censorship-violates-first-amendment-judge-rules/>
- ARS Technica

Privacy

We Need Less Talk and More Action From Congress on Tech
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/opinion/congress-facebook-teens.html?searchResultPosition=4>
- New York Times Opinion

Are Apple AirTags Being Used to Track People and Steal Cars?
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/technology/apple-airtags-tracking-stalking.html?searchResultPosition=2>
- New York Times

Google, Pinterest Look to Limit California’s Privacy Laws
<https://www.adweek.com/media/google-pinterest-limit-california-privacy-laws/>
- Adweek

Unhappy about privacy laws? One teen showed how to force change
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/22/unhappy-about-privacy-laws-one-teen-showed-how-force-them-change/>
- Washington Post

Oversight board votes to oppose license plate readers in Nashville, cites
privacy concerns
<https://fox17.com/news/local/oversight-board-votes-to-oppose-license-plate-readers-in-nashville-cites-privcy-concerns-tennessee-metro-council-mnpd-da-glenn-funk>
- WZTV

New Curbs on Ring’s Neighbors Program Fail to Ease Privacy and Civil Rights
Concerns
<https://www.consumerreports.org/consumer-protection/curbs-on-neighbors-by-ring-dont-ease-privacy-rights-concerns-a1459419637/>
- Consumer Reports

Top Privacy Law Issues in 2022 as Congress Debates a Federal Law
<https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/top-privacy-law-issues-in-2022-as-congress-debates-a-federal-law>
- Bloomberg Law

Diversity

Wake County libraries pull LGBTQ book from shelves after complaint
<https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/politics/2021/12/15/wake-county-libraries-pull-lgbtq-book-from-shelves-after-complaint>
- Spectrum News 1

Authors of color speak out against efforts to ban books on race
<https://abcnews.go.com/US/authors-color-speak-efforts-ban-books-race/story?id=81491208>-
ABC News

Access

From hate crimes to cold medicine, many new Oregon laws take effect Jan. 1
<https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/12/from-hate-crimes-to-cold-medicine-many-new-oregon-laws-take-effect-jan-1.html>
- The Oregonian

Digital Access Is Not Universal, but a 10-Year Plan Can Help
<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/digital-access-is-not-universal-but-a-10-year-plan-can-help/>
- Scientific American

Net Neutrality

Net neutrality is poised for a comeback as Biden tries to get last FCC
commissioner confirmed
<https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/21/net-neutrality-to-return-as-senate-weighs-confirming-gigi-sohn-for-fcc.html>
- CNBC

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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.

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