Net Blockers, Filters and the First Amendment


| Tech Addiction | How The Internet Works | Sales Tax & E-Commerce | Computer Viruses & Scams (including Fraud) | Computer Myths, Hoaxes, & Urban Legends | Child Safety Online | How Filters Work | Movie / TV Ratings | Filters & the First Amendment | Hate Crimes | Online Privacy | Banned Books |

Tech Addiction


  • Humane Tech.com | The Problem | Meta Faces 8 Suits Claiming Algorithms Aim to Addict Youths |

    How The Internet Works


  • How the Internet Works (Khan Academy)

    Sales Tax & E-Commerce


  • 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)

    Cyberbullying


  • 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 Crimes


  • 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 |

    Online Privacy


    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.)

    Computer Viruses & Scams (including Fraud)


    | 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)

    Computer Myths, Hoaxes, & Urban Legends


  • 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)


    Net Blockers, Filters and How They Work


  • Internet Filtering | Electronic Frontier Foundation |
  • Freedom to Read Foundation

    Movie / TV Ratings


  • 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? |

    Filters and the First Amendment


  • 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 Books


  • 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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