Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1997 > Politics New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   ACLU Seeks to Block New York's CDA - The ACLU and other plaintiffs ask for a preliminary injunction against the law restricting free speech on the Net. [Wired News]   ACLU Takes on Virginia Net Decency Law - Expanding its campaign to shoot down state and local censorship statutes, the civil liberties organization targets a law that makes it illegal for some professors to check out risqu Victorian poems. [Wired News]   ACLU, ALA Challenge New York Decency Law - The ALA and ACLU seek a permanent injunction against the state's version of the CDA. [Wired News]   ACLU: Gambling Bill Would Turn ISPs Into Cops - The Department of Justice has been ineffective on cyberwagers. Will a Senate bill bring better enforcement? [Wired News]   ACLU: Labeling May Lead to Lost Liberty - Condemning both feel-good government and compliant industry forces, the free-speech champion declares that self-ratings will diminish the victory born from the CDA's death. [Wired News]   AGIS Nears Decision on Cyber Promotions - Sanford Wallace's court-ordered service reprieve is running out, and his backbone provider appears ready to sever his spam empire's Net connection. [Wired News]   AOL Calls Class Action Suit Frivolous - A shareholders' suit claims AOL and some of its senior execs took advantage of inflated AOL stock values before news of financial setbacks was revealed. [Wired News]   AOL Plays Anti-Pedophile Strategy Close to Vest - While content providers vow to become virtual Net deputies in the war against kiddie porn and the pervs who love it, America Online is close-lipped about its intentions. [Wired News]   AOL Tightens British User Rules - America Online makes some changes to its terms-of-service contract to make it clear that the government will have access to user data and that the use of encryption will be limited. [Wired News]   AOL to Take Down Serial-Killer Site - The world's biggest online service faced a boycott threat over the appearance of a site that served as a platform for two convicted serial killers. [Wired News]   AT&T Goes Local by Going Wireless - But no matter how you package it, the phone giant will still have to pay local access charges under its new plan to offer local wireless service. [Wired News]   Abortion.com Suspends Poll - The numbers were fishy, the host was fighting off hackers, and now the anonymous sponsors of an online abortion survey have stopped asking for "pro-choice" or "pro-life" votes. [Wired News]   Action Group Protests Microsoft's Education Initiative - Grassroots organizers allege that an upcoming project in California schools will create a monopoly for Microsoft, one of the group's sponsors. A student walkout is planned today. [Wired News]   Activists Down on Child Porn Act Decision - A federal judge's ruling on a law that makes non-obscene depictions of what would appear to be minors engaged in sexual activity sets off free-speech advocates. [Wired News]   Administration Grabs at Crypto Keys - Privacy advocates say the White House's draft legislation will make it too easy for cops to get your encrypted data. [Wired News]   After Hundt, a New Cast for the FCC - The Chairman's departure paves the way for more shuffling; by the end of the year, four out of five members of the powerful commission will be new in their jobs. [Wired News]   Agent of Cultural Evolution - Bejing Scene is part of an information explosion that may one day change civil society in China. [Wired News]   Air-Defense Base Put on Terror Alert - Responding to an FBI warning related to the upcoming anniversaries of violence in Waco and Oklahoma City, the Air Force heightens security at the NORAD complex in Colorado Springs. [Wired News]   Airwave Odyssey Signals Diverse Spectrum - Jon Katz spends the night on Tom Snyder's late late show and the morning on public radio, and finds freedom and insight. [Wired News]   Alaska's Big Connector - At 76, Red Boucher is the most prominent digital evangelist in the "Last Frontier". [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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