Saturday, November 06, 2004

Christian Fundos are right here in New York


I am at the 34th Street Library (34th and Madison), and as a break from what I working on, I looked at Eric Hancock's blog and clicked a Thursday November 4th link he referred to (My God -- this guy can really drive [Windows Media format).
The NYPL is blocking the site because it:
"The site you are trying to access has been blocked by The New York Public Library.
El sitio que está tratando de acceder ha sido bloqueado por la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York.

Reason: 
Motivo:
The Websense category "Sex" is filtered. URL:  http://media.skoopy.com/vids/vid_00314.wmv"

The page goes on to say that: "In order for the Library to remain eligible for certain federal funding, commercial filtering software has been installed on the Library’s Internet connection. The filter is designed to protect against visual depictions of obscenity, child pornography, and materials that are “harmful to minors” and is required by the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). All Library users are expected to adhere to the Library's Policy on Public Use of the Internet.

Wired Library computers have options for users 17 years of age or older to disable the Internet filtering software to permit access to the Internet for bona fide research or other lawful purposes.

Contact the Library at filtering@nypl.org to request that a site be unblocked or to suggest that a site be blocked. Other feedback regarding filtering is also welcome."

I have read stories of local librarians engaging in subtle sabotage of the Patriot Act, but I guess New York librarians are just big pussies and have no backbone to stand up to the christian fundos. Another step closer to the "Talibanization of America".

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