cynicist
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I like to see this kind of cooperation between groups who are overly characterized as being opposed to one another.
I work at a library, and before anyone makes some comment about the ACLU and people's "right to internet porn," I think I should make something clear about library internet filters: They don't just take out porn. They block at least 90% of the internet. They block anything that requires you to log in, such as blogs, email, yahoo, twitter, online classes, forums, myspace, this site, etc. They block sites based on the mere presence of keywords, such as "sex" or "gun." It has nothing to do with porn. At my library we have ten normal internet computers, and two filtered ones. There's usually a one to two hour wait for the normal ones, and about two people per 9hour day use the filtered, usually for typing, because internet is useless on it.
The reason the SAF is suing is because the libraries block firearm-related sites for all library users, and refuse to remove the filter when adults request it.
As a library employee myself, I'm appalled by this. The library is essentially a part of the government: we operate on tax money, to serve the community that pays us. The idea that we can or should control what information they can access is worthy of great insult.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_scow_library_filters.html
from the SAF: http://www.saf.org/viewpr-new.asp?id=203
I like to see this kind of cooperation between groups who are overly characterized as being opposed to one another.
I work at a library, and before anyone makes some comment about the ACLU and people's "right to internet porn," I think I should make something clear about library internet filters: They don't just take out porn. They block at least 90% of the internet. They block anything that requires you to log in, such as blogs, email, yahoo, twitter, online classes, forums, myspace, this site, etc. They block sites based on the mere presence of keywords, such as "sex" or "gun." It has nothing to do with porn. At my library we have ten normal internet computers, and two filtered ones. There's usually a one to two hour wait for the normal ones, and about two people per 9hour day use the filtered, usually for typing, because internet is useless on it.
The reason the SAF is suing is because the libraries block firearm-related sites for all library users, and refuse to remove the filter when adults request it.
As a library employee myself, I'm appalled by this. The library is essentially a part of the government: we operate on tax money, to serve the community that pays us. The idea that we can or should control what information they can access is worthy of great insult.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_scow_library_filters.html
from the SAF: http://www.saf.org/viewpr-new.asp?id=203