[ NNSquad ] University Bans Social Media, Political Content and Wikipedia Pages on Dorm Wifi

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

University Bans Social Media, Political Content and Wikipedia Pages on
Dorm Wifi

(BetaBeat): http://betabeat.com/2014/08/university-bans-social-medial-political-content-and-wikipedia-pages-on-dorm-wifi/

    Northern Illinois University enacted an Acceptable Use Policy that
    goes further than banning torrents, also denying students access to
    social media sites and other content the university considers
    "unethical" or "obscene."  A discussion on the ban was brought to
    Reddit by user darkf who discovered the new policy while trying to
    access the Wikipedia page for the Westboro Baptist Church from his
    personal computer in his dorm room. The student received a filter
    message categorizing the page as "illegal or unethical." It seems
    possible to continue to the webpage, but the message warns that all
    violations will be reviewed.

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RSP: Really Stupid Policy.

--Lauren--
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