Intellectual Freedom News 9/24/2021
Highlights
- Celebrate Banned Books Week 2021 with Resources, Events
- Upcoming Banned Books Week Events | Intellectual Freedom Blog
Censorship
- Lake Travis ISD pulls, will review book deemed sexually explicit | KXAN
- School board chair: Alert parents of book choices | The Smithfield Times (VA)
- Central York book ban: School board to vote on reversing decision tonight | York Daily Record
- Central York school board votes unanimously to rescind book ban: ‘It has taken far too long’ | York Daily Record
- High school activists get controversial book ban reversed in Pennsylvania: ‘They are heroes’ | Yahoo! Life
- In Central York, kids rose up to save books on MLK, Rosa Parks from their parents | The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Tony Norman: Eyes wide shut at Central York High School | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- York County Libraries react to Central York SD book ban | ABC 27
- ‘Critical race theory’ roils a Tennessee school district | Reuters
- The Right’s Snowflakes Are Banning Books | The Bulwark
- Parents outraged, protest over children’s book on puberty at their public library | KEVN-TV
- Commissioner, teacher raise concerns regarding books at library | County 17
- Summit County Prosecutor investigates whether Hudson classroom material is ‘sexually explicit’ | Cleveland 19 News
- Board approves CRT statement | Leavenworth Times
- Banning books is a nasty habit, whether it comes from the right or left | KAKE
- Leander ISD school board member resigns over graphic material found in high school books | Austin American-Statesman
- As Banned Books Week Approaches, the Fight Against Censorship Intensifies | School Library Journal
- Newberg community testifies on school district ban on Pride, BLM symbols | The Oregonian
- NCAC Criticizes Censorship of LGBTQ History Exhibit at Missouri State Capitol | National Coalition Against Censorship
- Artists, Curators and Advocates Condemn Florida Mayor’s Political Censorship of Coral Gables Public Art Show | National Coalition Against Censorship
Privacy & Cybersecurity
- At the Supreme Court, a Plea to Reveal Secret Surveillance Rulings | The New York Times
- Protecting Student Data Privacy in the Digital Age | The Regulatory Review
- There’s no escape from Facebook, even if you don’t use it | The Washington Post
- Privacy Reset: A guide to the important settings you should change now | The Washington Post
More privacy news is available at the Voices for Privacy blog.
First Amendment, Free Speech, & Civil Liberties
- Texas Abortion Law Doesn’t Pass Muster | The Wall Street Journal
- Lawsuit claims Danbury violated YouTuber’s rights in library incident | News Times
- Citizen Enforcement of Texas Abortion Ban Could Spread to Other Law | Pew Stateline
- Pendleton high school sued for alleged violations of students’ rights in gay-straight alliance | Indiana Lawyer
Copyright
Academic Freedom & Campus Speech
- The Fight Over Tenure Is Not Really About Tenure | The New York Times
- Opinion: Recent bill will damage educational freedom | The Sandspur
- UW professors challenge GOP attempts to ban critical race theory on college campuses | CBS 58
Social Media
- Pew: Sizable Portion of U.S. Use Social Media for News | Broadcasting and Cable
- Facebook, Alphabet Poised for Bigger Fines Over Russia Content | Bloomberg
- Tech Groups Sue Texas Over Social Media Censorship Law | Texas Public Radio
- Customs & Border Protection ordered to disclose social media surveillance rules | Courthouse News Service
Information Literacy & Disinformation
- House Oversight Committee Investigating Climate Change Disinformation | JDSupra
- Facebook steps up fight against climate misinformation — but critics say effort falls short | The Guardian
- How LA County countered recall-election disinformation in real time on social media | ABC News
- Countering Misinformation About Abortion: The Role of Health Sciences Librarians [PDF] | American Journal of Public Health
- Disinformation May Be the New Normal, Election Officials Fear | Pew
- Blackbird.AI grabs $10M to help brands counter disinformation | TechCrunch
- Delta and Disinformation: The COVID Surge We Chose | Texas Public Radio
- One lawyer’s rise shows how vaccine misinformation can fuel fundraising and far-right celebrity | The Washington Post
- Delta Variant, Disinformation Lead to ICU Shortage in Southern Illinois | WTTW
International News
- Detained for his Words — Sri Lankan Poet Ahnaf Jazeem is an Amnesty International Banned Books Week Case | Intellectual Freedom Blog
- Apple just did something in Russia that made civil liberties advocates furious | BGR
- Navalny allies accuse YouTube, Telegram of censorship in Russian election | The Gazette
- Disinformation: A New Type of State-Sponsored Violence | The India Forum
- China’s Crackdown Has a Straight Eye for the Queer Guy | The Washington Post
- China Orders Social Media to Block Banned Users From ‘Reincarnation’ | Vice
- Hong Kong Forces Tiananmen Vigil Group to Delete Online Presence | The New York Times
- Iron curtain falls on Hong Kong cinema as censors demand cuts | France24
- Another [Philippines] university removes NDFP books from library | Inquirer.net
Around the Web
- Freedom to Read Foundation Banned Book Week Grant Recipients | Intellectual Freedom Blog
- “Happy Birthday, Angie Thomas!” Author of The Hate U Give | Intellectual Freedom Blog
- Remembering Ramona and Beverly Cleary’s Attention to Childhood Emotions | Los Angeles Review of Books
- Montana education board member calls 1619 Project ‘untrue history’ | Helena Independent Record
- Stafford County [VA] board votes to denounce teaching the 1619 Project, critical race theory | ABC 13
- Why the Culture Wars in Schools Are Worse Than Ever Before | Politico
- How to Help School Boards Resist Pressure Groups | The Washington Post
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Banned Books Week — How Challenges Offer Opportunities for Reflection | Patch
- The Republicans Who Are Concerned About Big Tech Censorship Are Censoring Other Texans | Texas Public Radio
- ‘Burning Man’ presents D.H. Lawrence in all his flawed brilliance | The Washington Post
- Civil rights attorney Robert Lynn forged ties between minorities, women and LGBTQ community | The San Diego Union-Tribune
ALA News
Awards & Grants
- Mary C. E. Franks Selected as the 2021 ALA Century Scholarship Recipient
- Monet R. Hardison Selected as the 2021 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship Recipient
- Hallie Rich Appointed ALA Policy Fellow
- Deadline Approaching Soon for Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellows Program
- Patricia Concepcion Selected as the 2021 Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship Recipient
- Bria V. Harris Selected as the 2021 David H. Clift Scholarship Recipient
- Meaghan E. Davidson Selected as the 2021 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship Recipient
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