ST. JOHNS COUNTY LIBRARY INTERNET CENSORSHIP MEETING TOMORROW -- DOES THE TEA PARTY WANT TO VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT?

The Internet Black Hole world map depict countries where Internet Filtering is common and freedom of online expression is a rare commodity. China, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Cuba and other countries where Internet access is restricted are included in the Black Hole world map. Credit: RSF





PLEASE ATTEND:

IMPORTANT MEETING WEDNESDAY: 9:30 -11:30 am

ST. JOHNS SOUTHEAST BRANCH PUBLIC LIBRARY


A workshop being held at the public library on a filtering program to limit access through a filtering process is being held tomorrow. Unfortunately, those who are concerned about children's use of the internet see that any use of the internet may lead to pornographic access.

This is a first step to incorporating censorship on internet users at the public library. The filtering device is so sensitive that any biological word or term pertaining to parts of the body will censor the activities of the user. This would curtail any biological study of any kind or medical research being conducted by students on research papers and indicate it as pornography. Limiting the use of the internet through this kind of filter at this time would be detrimental.

The Library's website message reads as follows:

Special Internet Filtering Workshop for the Library Advisory Board from 9:30 - 11:30 am at the Southeast Branch library meeting room. This workshop is open to the public.

Please plan to attend so that the voices of reason may be heard!