Net Blockers, Filters and the First Amendment
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Humane Tech.com | The Problem | Meta Faces 8 Suits Claiming Algorithms Aim to Addict Youths |
How the Internet Works (Khan Academy)
Remote Sales Tax Collection (as of October 1, 2019) (Natl. Conference of State Legislatures)
New Sales Tax Rules Take Effect This Week In More Than A Dozen States (Forbes.com)
Texas Tax Responsibilities and Resources for Sellers after Wayfair (see also FAQ) (Comptroller.Texas.gov)
Stop Bullying.gov | Cyberbullying Research Center |
Surviving Cyberbullying | Almost 60 percent of parents with children aged 14 to 18 reported them being bullied |
Family Safety Center (Google)
PeaceBuilders (anti-bullying)
Hate & Extremism (Southern Poverty Law Center) | Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide (Southern Poverty Law Center) |
ADL: Fighting Hate for Good [Anti-Defamation League] | #StandAganistHate | Learning for Justice |
Search Privately (that is, no-tracking search engines):
DuckDuckgo.com
Privado.com
Project Safe Childhood (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
Special Feature: Internet Safety - Online Safety for Youth (NCJRS) [Natl. Criminal Justice Reference Service]
Parents' Guide for Safe YouTube and Internet Streaming for Kids (SafetyDetectives.com)
How To Keep Your Children Safe Online: The Ultimate Guide for the non Techie Parent...
Privacy, Identity, & Online Security (FTC)
Privacy and Security (FTC)
Electronic Privacy Information Center | Child Online Privacy |
SafeShopping (American Bar Assn.)
| National Cybersecurity Awareness Month [October] | Cyber Security Tips (U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team) |
Computer Viruses
Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
TruthOrFiction.com
Snopes.com
Computer Scams (Including Fraud)
On Guard Online.gov (FTC)
Internet Crime Complaint Center
Internet and Social Media Fraud (SEC)
See also Identity Theft
CyberTipLine (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
Internet Filtering | Electronic Frontier Foundation |
Freedom to Read Foundation
Parental Guide: Where Families Click Together (What the TV Ratings Mean) | Movie Ratings (MPA) |
The V-Chip: Options to Restrict What Your Children Watch on TV (FCC.gov)
Parental Guidelines
Rotten Tomatoes | What is the Tomatometer? |
Center for Democracy and Technology | ACLU |
Free Expression Network (Natl. Coalition Against Censorship)
Media Coalition
Student Law Press Center | Freedom Forum |
First Amendment Handbook (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)
Banned & Challenged Books | Banned Books Week (American Library Assn.) |
LISTS OF BANNED BOOKS
Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 2010-2019 (American Library Association)
Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 (American Library Association)
PEN AMERICA INDEX OF SCHOOL BOOK BANS – 2022-2023 [NOTE: The 2022-2023 banned book list is a searchable index of each documented book ban in the school year.]
List of most commonly challenged books in the United States (Wikipedia)
WHAT TO SAY to defend each book on this list against book bans: Book Resumes (American Library Association)
Book Bans (Pen America) | Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression in Schools (PEN America) | Banned Books (Barnes & Noble) |
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