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Mary Barzee

Internet filtering and young people - Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre - UNSW research project on content regulation and censorship - 0 views

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    Excellent collection of links on Censorship and Filtering posted by an Australian organization in 2008
Melanie Travers

Don't Filter Out Responsibility - 2 views

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    more info on how Finland does not employ filtering in schools
Tracy Kitzman

In My Opinion: The Filter Is Bad For Education - 0 views

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    "Recently, The New York Times reported on the results of a survey that concluded that the majority of Americans are in favor of filtering Internet access in schools."
vjordan05

Schools migrate to free filtering - 0 views

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    Faced with both budget cutbacks and growing threats to students' online safety and computer system security, schools throughout the country are opting for free, reliable services for Web content filtering and digital security. One provider, OpenDNS, has announced that one in three schools in the United States is using one or more of its services.
Mary Barzee

frontline: china in the red: roundtable: china and the internet | PBS - 0 views

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    Sampling of blocked sites plus fairly detailed discussion of how and why Chinese gov't filters Internet content
Mary Barzee

BBC NEWS | Technology | Anger in China over web censorship - 1 views

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    Melanie/ Mary (filtering) "China has delayed a plan requiring all new computers sold in the country to be equipped with internet filtering software. The Green Dam software has become a major topic of discussion in the blogosphere."
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    The Green Dam ? a software proposed in June 2009 to be installed on all Chinese computers - plan has stalled. people can get through it. Intention was to block pornographic content and allow "comprehensive net surveillance"
vjordan05

Using Content Filtering with Social Media Sites - 0 views

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    Finding the right balance between acceptable use and what is unacceptable use in schools can be a difficult task for school administrators. That said, technologies designed for network security can help schools take advantage of these technologies while ensuring students aren't districted while in class.
Mary Barzee

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China defends screening software - 0 views

  • All computers sold in China - even those that are imported - will have to be pre-installed with the "Green Dam Youth Escort" software.
  • The aim is to build a healthy and harmonious online environment that does not poison young people's minds, according to the directive.
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    Software for filtering must be installed on all Chinese compturs Jan. 2009
Mary Barzee

YouTube - 翻越伟大的防火长城.rmvb - 0 views

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    Excellent Australian Video I'd like to embed in our site that explains how China is filtering/censoring media
Melanie Travers

Finland Leads the Way... - 0 views

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    WSJ article comparing US and Finnish education and notes that there are no Internet filters in the school library
Mary Barzee

Despite Banning Twitter, 92% of China Netizens Use Social Media - 0 views

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    Melanie/ Mary- "This comes as a surprise as the country's censorship has been such a topic of contention. Nevertheless, the study estimates that up to 92% of Chinese netizens use social media, meanwhile, only 76% of US netizens do the same."
vjordan05

Web Censorship: Filtering of Social Networking Sites an Area of Contention Between Students and Faculty - 0 views

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    Despite Staples' libertarian attitude towards availability of print materials, many websites remain off-limits to students operating on the Staples network. These sites range from social networking sites such as Facebook to pornographic content.
vjordan05

A Little Censorship with Your Public Education - 0 views

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    According to the Nashville Scene, "Roughly 80 percent of Tennessee school districts, including Metro Nashville, use filtering software to bar students from viewing gay education and gay rights websites." What "scandalous" Web sites are Tennessee Public Schools barring their students from accessing? Sites like the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to name a few.
Melanie Travers

The Intel® Learn Program Helps Turkish Students Acquire 21st Century Skills - 0 views

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    seems like due to lack of ICT infrastructure coupled with filtering, the emphasis is more on first integrating ICT as a whole into Turkish education rather than on much specific use of social media
Melanie Travers

Zuckerberg to Facebook Users: Trust Us - 0 views

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    great story about the evolution of Facebook, its impact and future. should consider including in project as the story itself is another example of old media (radio) and new media (streaming)
Mary Barzee

百度一下,你就知道 Search Engine China - 0 views

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    Link to the most popular search engine in China
Mary Barzee

IGP Blog :: Google's Leaving China-What do Chinese People Think? - 0 views

  • Internet users were asked "What's your opinion of Google's pulling out of China?" and up to 84 percent of more than 27,000 respondents answered the "Don't care" option.
Mary Barzee

Google vs. China « JETLawBlog: The Official Blog of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law - 0 views

  • Monday, March 22 Google announced on its official blog that it would stop censoring its search results in that country. David Drummond, Google’s Senior Vice President for Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, attributed the decision in part to “a sophisticated cyber attack originating from China” and “evidence [suggesting] that the Gmail accounts of dozens of human rights activists connected with China were being routinely accessed by third parties.”
Mary Barzee

Mainland China service availability - 0 views

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    This page shows which Google services are currently available from within mainland China
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