Intellectual Freedom News 1/10/20
Highlights
Censorship
- ‘Just Mercy’ from Bryan Stevenson among books banned in some prisons | Birmingham Times (AL)
- After backlash, Illinois DOC changes book banning policy at state prisons | The Center Square
- Lafayette library’s Drag Queen Story Hour sparks support and outrage | Longmont Times-Call (CO)
- Group urges Florida to prosecute schools over books with sex, LGBTQ references | Tampa Bay Times (FL)
- Bills ban sex ed in elementary, middle schools | Arizona Capital Times
Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Fight Against Facial Recognition Hits Wall Across the West | Politico
- House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Protect Children’s Privacy Online | The Hill
- U.S. to collect and store data from teenagers detained at the border | Mashable
- U.S., EU Enforcers Target Big Tech, Children’s Privacy in 2020 | Bloomberg
- YouTube overhauls advertising, data collection on kids content | Washington Post
- California will be key battleground in tech privacy fight in 2020 | Bloomberg
- CES gadget show: Surveillance is in in a big way | Associated Press
- Personal data is valuable. Give pricing power to the people. | Wired
- What to Consider Before Trading Your Health Data for Cash | Wirecutter
- Amazon’s Ring fired at least four employees for snooping on user videos | Ars Technica
- Tech Giants Defend Privacy Efforts, Promise Improvements | Wall Street Journal
Additional privacy posts, news, and updates are available at the Choose Privacy Every Day blog.
Access
- Charging for the right to read: who really pays? | Intellectual Freedom Blog
- Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work -|The New York Times
- Silencing Science Tracker | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
- Tucson library offering homeless patrons food, resources | mySA (TX)
- Know your rights—and theirs | American Libraries; “How libraries prepare for possible ICE activity
Net Neutrality & Broadband
- Tired of waiting for broadband, rural communities are tapping grants, partnerships to get modern internet | Denver Post
Fake News, Free Press, Social Media
- Facebook bans deepfakes but not ‘shallowfakes’ | Washington Post
- How Facebook misunderstands free speech | Salon
Academic Freedom & Campus Speech
First Amendment & Free Speech
- 2020: The year to support, defend—and trust—our free press | Freedom Forum Institute
- Federal Appeals Court: Plaintiffs lack standing to challenge removal of Confederate monuments | Freedom Forum Institute
Around the Web
- We asked teenagers what adults are missing about technology. This was the best response. | MIT Technology Review
- Dear Martin Censored in Georgia | Intellectual Freedom Blog
- The First: A book review | Intellectual Freedom Blog
- Community theater & artistic freedom: An interview with Leena Devlin | Intellectual Freedom Blog
- Art and creative acts that were Ccnsored in 2019 | Hypoallergic
- Romance Writers of America cancels annual RITA awards contest amid racism controversy | Entertainment Weekly
- 5 banned and challenged comics from 2019 | CBLDF
- I needed the discounts | New York Times; “Novelists, poets and artists imagine life in the age of surveillance”
- Five Years Later, We Still Haven’t Learned from the Charlie Hebdo Massacre | National Review
- Joaquin Phoenix tests censors in Golden Globes acceptance speech | CNN
- In the age of the Internet, metro libraries are booming. Here’s why | Fox4KC (KS)
International Issues
- Brazil’s Supreme Court overturns censorship of Netflix show | Reuters
- Cape Town school parent angered by swearing in Grade 8 book | IOL
- Russia takes a big step toward internet isolation | Wired
- Democracies can become digital dictators | Wired
- TikTok’s first transparency report doesn’t tell the full story | Wired
- A violent attack on academic freedom | The Guardian
- China bans foreign books in primary, secondary schools | Anadolu Agency
- Meghan Murphy threatens legal action if Vancouver library rejects March event | CTV News
- Irish language books, incendiary publications and racy films among items banned from Northern Ireland prisons during Troubles | Belfast Telegraph
- China can’t censor us, Norwegian library says |The Times
- As China’s internet giants expand their global reach, they bring Chinese censorship to the world | South China Morning Post
ALA News
- U.S. Senate confirms ALA member Crosby Kemper III as new IMLS director
- YALSA announces 2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
- YALSA names 2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
- Feb. 1 deadline for ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award
- ALA seeks proposals for 2020 Diversity Research Grants
- A guide to financial literacy programs and tools from ALA’s Public Programs Office
- Free webinar to help libraries anticipate patron questions about 2020 Census; January 30
- ALA joins W.K. Kellogg Foundation in observing 2020 National Racial Day of Healing on Jan. 21
- Forward Together, Charting a path to a more vibrant and effective organization | ALA President Wanda Brown in American Libraries
- Games and Gaming Round Table announces Game On! Grants; deadline March 1
- Application open for 2020 ALA Leadership Institute; deadline March 9
- New National Library Week materials and more from ALA Graphics
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