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Research: Online Service Provider Assessment Project: America Online (AOL)
The first online service provider to be surveyed by the OSPA project
is America Online (AOL) and the first topic area was lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) content. Lots more work needs to
be done to extend the report to other communities who may face bias,
discrimination, or defamation. Help is also needed to produce a report
that can be used in dialog with AOL and to keep our communities
informed about AOL's policies and practices.
Volunteer / Intern
The AOL OSPA project relies heavily on
volunteer and intern participation, so
please consider participating in this important project.
Media Coverage
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AOL's New Filter on the Block
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AOL integrates content recognition software produced by RuleSpace for website blocking using
Parental Controls, Wired News (May 7, 2001)
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AOL's New Filter on the Block
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AOL integrates content recognition software produced by RuleSpace for website blocking using
Parental Controls, Wired News (May 7, 2001)
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Sweaty Scenes From the Life of an AOL Censor
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A personal account from an
employee in AOL's campaign to
keep the Web safe for surburbia;
though this month, the Florida
Supreme Court ruled the
corporation couldn't be held accountable for its
customers' behavior, Village Voice (March 23, 2001)
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American Online Chairman Case and Wife Donate $8.35 Million to Private School Run by Anti-Gay Ministry
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A roundup of news, controversy, and commentary about the $8.35 million donation made in 1999 by
American Online chairman Stephen M. Case and his wife Jean to the anti-gay Westminster Academy in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, includes items from Gay.com, Miami Herald, PlanetOut, GLAAD, New York
Times, Philanthropy News Digest, Sun-Sentinel, Southern Voice, Bay Area Reporter, Datalounge.com,
Salon.com, Industry Standard, and Bay Windows, Online Policy Group (December 7, 2000)
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Organizations and Related Publications
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Sex and the Internet
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OPG Executive Director Will Doherty presented a program entitled "Sex and the Internet" to the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality in San Jose, CA, Online Policy Group (April 12, 2003)
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The Great Firewall of China
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OPG Executive Director Will Doherty presented a program entitled "The Great Firewall of China: Filtering, Blocking, and
Government Censorship" to the annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference in New York City, Online Policy Group (April 3, 2003)
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