Earlier this week, we were thrilled to announce that California-based software company Lightspeed Systems agreed to remove a web filter that had been blocking public school students' access to LGBT ...

Multnomah County Public Library et al., vs. United States of America, et al. In total, my research yielded 6777 distinct web page URLs that were blocked by at least one of the filtering programs ...

Students in Clark County, Nev., can’t see whatever they want online, but they have some say in the matter. Those who want to view a Web site blocked by the district’s Internet filter can initiate a ...

Reliance on the Internet continues to grow in virtually every area of society. Access to the Internet has moved beyond novelty and convenience to a necessity, and being on the wrong side of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Top Internet companies Tuesday announced their support for a Web site rating system to keep children away from Internet pornography and other controversial sites. The Internet ...

As you might expect, the United States is not the only country struggling with the issue of Internet filtering in schools, as Kathleen’s story last week outlined. This Washington Post article talks ...

The Chinese government has demand that a new Internet filter be included with all personal computers sold in the country. The filter is designed to protect people from pornography, but many believe it ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools and libraries must begin using Internet filtering software next year to protect children from pornography or risk losing federal money — thanks to a mandate approved by ...

BEIJING — China appeared to cave in to public pressure Tuesday by announcing that computer users are not required to install Internet-filtering software - though it ...

A legal skirmish is shaping up over the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which passed the United States Senate 95-3 last December. Sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), CIPA requires ...