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Intellectual Freedom News 3/8/2019
Editorial: Book banning a slippery slope; Call for nominations: 2019 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor; To exhibit or not to exhibit? Privacy concerns and library exhibits
Should Americans Expect Free-Speech Rights on Social Media Platforms?
Americans can exercise unique freedom of speech rights granted by the first amendment of the US constitution. But can we expect to exercise these freedoms on the websites that have increasingly dominated our channels for communication?
The GDPR’s Facebook Break-up
Like a vague, passive-aggressive post on the social media site itself, Facebook changed its terms of service for a whopping 1.4 billion users without warning.
Intellectual Freedom News 4/13/18
Thirteen Reasons Why tops most challenged book list, amid rising complaints in US libraries; Brown wins 2019-2010 ALA Presidency; IFLA provides input on the challenges to the right of privacy in the digital age
Act Now: Operation 451
Librarians Sarah Houghton and Andy Woodworth recently launched an independent special project, Operation 451, which directly addresses several of the core principles of librarianship.
Is Free Basics’ Internet Access Really Worth it?
Is Facebook’s offer of free internet access a boon to schools or a ploy to control curriculum?
Facebook Gets One Right: Opening the Internet to the Blind
Starting last November, Facebook began refining an artificial intelligence tool to analyze photos. As Mark Zuckerberg explained to an audience in Delhi, “If you are blind and you can’t see a photo, we can have our AI look at the photo and read an explanation of that photo to you.” And, as Zuckerberg pointed out, using machine interpreters instead of humans means that photos can be interpreted at any time, in any location, for anyone with visual limitations.
Wear a sweater vest on Sunday, Jan. 27, in support of intellectual freedom!
“Sweater Vest Sunday” encourages reporting of challenges to library materials ALA Midwinter 2013 attendees — and all fans of intellectual freedom — can take a stand for the freedom to […]
IF Action Round Up, April 20-26, 2012
OIF sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. To subscribe to this list, […]
IF Action Round Up, April 13-19, 2012
OIF sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. To subscribe to this list, […]