| Directory > Society > Issues > Science and Technology > Computers > Internet > Content Filtering > Con OII.org - Filtering is Ineffective
In late 2000 OII.org found that it was being blocked by certain filtering software. A three month
investigation revealed facts that led the author to believe that filters are far less effective
than filtering companies would lead the public to believe, and probably even less effective than
some of filtering's most vocal critics believe.
http://www.oii.org/html/filtering.html
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Sites Blocked by Internet Filtering Programs
Expert testimony of Benjamin Edelman in an ACLU challenge to the use of filtering software in
public libraries. Documents 6000+ examples of erroneous overblocking.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/mul-v-us
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Documentation of Internet Filtering Worldwide
Seeks to document and analyze a large number of Web pages blocked by various types of filtering
regimes.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/filtering/
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Seth Finkelstein's Anticensorware Investigations
Investigations of censorware ("filtering") programs by the 2001 EFF Pioneer Award winner
who first decrypted censorware blacklists and was the chief programmer for Censorware Project.
http://sethf.com/anticensorware/
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A Review of the Behavior of AltaVista's "Family Filter"
Questioning the accuracy of AltaVista's "Family Filter".
http://www.mcgees.org/familyfilter.html
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Filters and Filtering
American Library Association's policies, statements, and links regarding filtering in libraries.
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Intellectual_Freedom_Issues&Template=/ContentManage....
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Fahrenheit 451.2: Is Cyberspace Burning?
An ACLU White Paper with their position on blocking software, rating systems, and legislation
restricting free speech.
http://www.aclu.org/Cyber-Liberties/Cyber-Liberties.cfm?ID=9997&c=55
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Censorware: A Post-CDA Solution?
General information, resources, links, and news coverage of filtering and blocking software from
the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).
http://www.epic.org/free_speech/censorware/
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Access Denied
A report by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) on the effects of internet
filtering on the Gay and Lesbian community.
http://www.glaad.org/media/archive_detail.php?id=103&
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Cybersitter
Gunnar Weygold's story of how Solid Oak Software tried to shut his account down for using their
online Cybersitter submission form.
http://www.paganlibrary.com/witch_hunting/cybersitter.php
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Filtering Software: The Religious Connection
A report which reviews the relationships of eight censorware companies vis-a-vis conservative
religious organizations.
http://responsiblenetizen.org/documents/religious1.html
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Cyber Patrol Break FAQ
One of the authors answers frequently asked questions about the "The Breaking of Cyber
Patrol" essay, the resulting court cases, and related topics.
http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/cpbfaq.html
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We've Been Blocked Webring
For sites that have been blocked by censorware programs just for having a different opinion than
the creators of the programs.
http://k.webring.com/webring?ring=nocybersit;list
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Foil the Filters Contest
Contest held to illustrate how unreliable censorware is and provide further examples for those
interested in exposing it.
http://dfn.org/focus/censor/contest.htm
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Seth Finkelstein's Censorware Essays
Several essays and reports on filtering software from one of the founders of the Censorware
Project.
http://sethf.com/freespeech/censorware/essays/
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Cyber Petrol
Form to find out in an URL is in the Cyber Patrol blacklist. Mirrors of The Breaking of Cyber
Patrol 4 and How to Disable Cyber Patrol.
http://cyberpetrol.978.org/
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Has your Site been Banned?
Discussion of the politics of material blocked by filtering software including information on sites
blocked due to their opinions of the products themselves.
http://www.io.com/~vitale/ban/
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Censoring
Results of testing Cybersitter on various sites about non-Christian religion.
http://hometown.aol.com/Mjolnir13/test.htm
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Cybersitter Petition Page
A petition to boycott Solid Oak Software Inc.'s Cybersitter program. Currently this program is
designed to block out Wiccan, Pagan, and Satanist websites.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/CyberSitterPetition/
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Cybersitter Bans All Wiccan/Pagan Websites
Cybersitter blocks some pagan sites completely. Other sites that contain words like
"pagan," "Wicca," or "witch" are either censored or blocked. The
software also prevents the use of pagan-related words in search engines.
http://members.tripod.com/~Trifold/NOTICE.html
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Peacefire
Anti-censorware articles, essays, and investigative reports. Includes instructions and programs to
disable content blocking software.
http://www.peacefire.org/
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The Censorware Page
News and information about filtering software from the Ethical Spectacle.
http://www.spectacle.org/cs/index.html
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The Story of CPHack
Background on lawsuit by Mattel and Microsystems to ban program to decrypt Cyber Patrol 4
blacklist, including mirror and links to over 50 news articles.
http://cphack.robinlionheart.com/
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Anti-Censorware
An essay by a high school student about why internet filtering products are not effective for
blocking pornography on the internet.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/1260/1.html
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Internet Free Expression Alliance
Organization which advocates against content filtering as inconsistent with free speech.
http://www.ifea.net/
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Censorware Project, The
A slashdot-style news site with reports and discussions about filtering software.
http://censorware.net/
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