[Libs-Or] Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions Intellectual Freedom News - August 2021

[Brian McGUIRK]

Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions Intellectual Freedom News - August 2021

Censorship

OnlyFans Content Creators Are the Latest Victims of Financial Censorship
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/onlyfans-content-creators-are-latest-victims-financial-censorship>
- Electronic Fronter Foundation

Ohio lawmaker targets social media in censorship bill
<https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio-lawmaker-targets-social-media-in-censorship-bill/>
- WDTN News

High School Is Accused Of Censorship As Officials Rip Out Yearbook Pages On
The News
<https://www.npr.org/2021/08/20/1029898611/high-school-accused-censorship-rip-out-yearbook-pages-floyd-covid-riot>
- NPR

Since Platform-by-Platform Censorship Doesn't Work, These Researchers
Think, the Government Should Help 'Halt the Spread of Misinformation'
<https://reason.com/2021/08/24/since-platform-by-platform-censorship-doesnt-work-these-researchers-think-the-government-should-help-halt-the-spread-of-misinformation/>-
reason

Is Facebook censoring the Babylon Bee, or does Mark Zuckerberg just not get
the jokes
<https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/23/22638183/is-facebook-censoring-the-babylon-bee-or-does-the-mark-zuckerberg-just-not-get-jokes-conservatives>?
- Deseret News

William G. Clotworthy, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Censor, Dies at 95
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/arts/television/william-g-clotworthy-dead.html?searchResultPosition=3>
- New York Times


First Amendment

Portland’s Bizarre Experiment With Not Policing Proud Boys Rampage Ends in
Gunfire
<https://theintercept.com/2021/08/23/portland-police-proud-boys-protest/> -
The Intercept

On anniversary of violent political clash, Portland once again poised to be
battleground
<https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/18/portland-once-again-poised-to-be-battleground/>
-Oregon Public Broadcasting

Newberg school district faces union tort claim, legislators’ criticism over
board actions
<https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/27/newberg-school-district-faces-union-tort-claim-legislators-criticism-over-board-actions/>
- Oregon Public Broadcasting

Multnomah County judge rules campaign contribution limits constitutional
<https://www.opb.org/search/?q=first%20amendment> - Oregon Public
Broadcasting

Chair Tootie Smith on mask mandate: Governor 'lied, panicked
<https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/518760-414315-chair-tootie-smith-on-mask-mandate-governor-lied-panicked>
-Portland Tribune

9th Circuit rejects challenge to beef promotions
<https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/livestock/9th-circuit-rejects-challenge-to-beef-promotions/article_c9d135a8-f0a8-11eb-a438-6fc18ed9357a.html>
- Capital Press

A First Amendment Precedent
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/briefing/first-amendment-taliban-afghanistan.html>
- New York Times

Heckler's Veto at SUNY Binghamton May Have Violated First Amendment
<https://reason.com/volokh/2021/08/26/hecklers-veto-at-suny-binghamton-may-have-violated-first-amendment/>
- reason

The First Amendment Under Fire
<https://newrepublic.com/article/163073/first-amendment-fire> - The New
Republic

Groups Allege First Amendment Violations At ICE Facilities
<https://patch.com/california/san-diego/groups-allege-first-amendment-violations-ice-facilities>
-  City News Service

Theodore Decker: Ohio legislator pledges to protect First Amendment – by
violating it
<https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2021/08/24/ohio-legislator-al-cutrona-social-media-bill-violates-first-amendment/8211080002/>
- Coumbu Dispatch

The First Amendment and public meetings: It’s complicated
<https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2021/08/12/the-first-amendment-and-public-meetings-its-complicated/>
- Nevada Current

Section 230 critics are forgetting about the First Amendment
<https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/section-230-critics-are-forgetting-about-the-first-amendment.php>
- Columbia Journalism Review

Privacy

New York City’s Vaccine Passport Plan Renews Online Privacy Debate
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/technology/vaccine-passport-ny-privacy.html?smid=url-share>-
New York Times

Apple Wants to Protect Children. But It’s Creating Serious Privacy Risks.
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/opinion/apple-iphones-privacy.html?smid=url-share>
-New York times
A Thumbs Down for Streaming Privacy
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/technology/streaming-privacy-data.html?searchResultPosition=1>
- New York TimesApple’s Illusion of Privacy Is Getting Harder to Sell
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/opinion/apple-iphone-privacy.html?searchResultPosition=2>
-New York times

Are Apple’s Tools Against Child Abuse Bad for Your Privacy?
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/technology/apple-child-abuse-tech-privacy.html?searchResultPosition=3>
-New York Times

As States Roll Out Digital Vaccine 'Passports,' Privacy Concerns Persist
<https://www.newsweek.com/states-roll-out-digital-vaccine-passports-privacy-concerns-persist-1623876>
- Newsweek

Diversity
Oregon Legislature’s BIPOC caucus calls out Newberg School Board for effort
to reverse anti-racist policies
<https://www.opb.org/article/2021/08/03/oregon-legislature-bipoc-caucus-calls-out-newberg-school-board/>
  - OPB

In Literary Organizations, Diversity Disputes Keep Coming
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/books/diversity-literary-rwa-scbwi.html>
- New York Times

Boys and Girls Club program closes the gap on diversity within tech industry
<https://www.wxxinews.org/post/boys-and-girls-club-program-closes-gap-diversity-within-tech-industry>
-WXXI AM News

The lack of diversity in engineering is like a disease (but there is a cure)
<https://thehill.com/opinion/education/569842-the-lack-of-diversity-in-engineering-is-like-a-disease-but-there-is-a-cure>
- The Hill

Access

Will You Know if Your Co-workers Are Vaccinated? Tell Us About It.
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/02/business/employer-vaccination-policies.html?searchResultPosition=1>
- New York Times

Public records lawsuit targets Florida Dept. of Health over daily COVID-19
data
<https://www.bradenton.com/news/coronavirus/article253883488.html#storylink=cpy>
- Bradenton Herald

Pennsylvania Senate plans first step to enhance public access to expense
information
<https://whyy.org/articles/pennsylvania-senate-plans-first-step-to-enhance-public-access-to-expense-information/>
- WHYY

Net Neutrality

Policing Net Neutrality <https://spectrum.ieee.org/policing-net-neutrality>
-IEEE Spectrum

Broad Executive Order by Biden Administration Restores Net Neutrality,
Proposes Expanded Regulation of Big Broadband Providers
<https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/broad-executive-order-by-biden-administration-restores-net-neutrality-proposes-expanded-regulation-of-big-broadband-providers/>
-CPO Magazine

Rhode Island Looks to Solidify Net Neutrality Requirements
<https://www.govtech.com/policy/rhode-island-looks-to-solidify-net-neutrality-requirements>
- Government Technology

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Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions is a monthly roundup of Intellectual
Freedom News compiled by the Multnomah County Library Intellectual Freedom
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