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Scientology v. Internet Web Site Links |
The Church of Scientology vs. the Net - Journal of the events involving net-denizens and the Church of Scientology occurring in 1995 and 1996.
Scientology v. the Internet - Overview--reprinted from Skeptic magazine--of what critics claim are efforts to stifle free speech on the Internet.
Clam-Nanny Cracked - The list of banned servers, forbidden newsgroups and censored words from the Church of Scientology censorware.
Scientology Cult Attacks XS4ALL - Contains links and press coverage both in Dutch and English translations.
The Scientology sect vs. Internet - Panoramic view of the "church" of Scientology's dirty campaign against its critics on the Internet, from the raids on anon.penet.fi and XS4ALL to present-day censoring of the cult's own members.
Scientology vs. the Net - Links to critical pages.
Offlines Online - Contains author's personal story in Scientology, critical links, and reports of CoS harassment of its critics, covering incidents from 1995 to 1998.
About Scientology's Cookie-Cutter Web Pages - Explains how the Scientologist On-line program, which promoted flooding search engines with thousands of nearly-identical so-called "personal" pages, backfired on Scientology.
Church of Scientology Censors Net Access for Members - Information about the CoS censorware that filters any site that may say anything critical about the organization.
About the Raid at XS4ALL - Some thoughts about the raid--conducted by a Dutch bailiff and lawyers from the Church of Scientology--on a small ISP in Amsterdam.
Anonymity: 0. Scientology: 1. - About the raid on anon.penet.fi, at the behest of the Church of Scientology. [Wired Magazine]
A Guide to Safe Sysop-ing: The Church of Scientology, Sysops & On-Line Service Providers - Detailed 1996 article examines the different legal standards for liability of BBS operators, depending on whether the complaint was defamation or copyright.
Cyber-Rights: The Church of Scientology vs. the Net - Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility site outlines major events and trends in Scientology's war against fair use and freedom of speech online.
Johnny Get Your Modem: Scientology's War with the Internet - The story of Stephen E. Marinick's ongoing battle with the Church of Scientology, and Scientology's attacks on free speech on the Internet. [Java Monthly]
EFF "Legal Cases--Church of Scientology" Archive - Documents related to Scientology's lawsuits against critics and Internet providers. More specifically, deals with freedom of speech, of the press, and of association. 1994-present.
Google Bows to Scientology! - Message board discussing Google's March 2002 removal of sites critical of Scientology.
Clambake! - Google, threatened by the Church of Scientology's invocation of the DMCA, removed several of Operation Clambake's pages from search results. In the interests of "href zen," this site links to the censored pages.
Scientologists Shut Down ISP - A report that Dutch ISP Xtended Internet was cut off by its upstream provider, after the Church of Scientology threatened legal action. Also mentions Google's capitulation to a DMCA threat from Scientology. [DSLreports.com]
Scientologists shut ISP's Net connection - Dutch ISP Xtended Internet was cut off by its upstream provider after the Church of Scientology brandished legal threats against an Xtended customer who provides documents about Scientology. [ZDNet UK]
The Religious Hunt Continues - Scientologists work hard hunting down people who publish revealing facts on the Internet. Questionable law is used to scare the Internet providers into closing down Norwegian home pages. [Dagbladet]
Anti-Scientology Site Shut Down - The owner of xenu.net reported that the site was shut down after the ISP received a letter from Scientology's Religious Technology Center alleging trademark infringement. [Slashdot]
Yet Another 'Scientology vs. the Net' Web Page - Containing a detailed history of Scientology's attacks on the Internet.
How Ava Paquette Hoodwinked Google - An examination of the Scientology lawyer's DMCA complaint, which mixes charges of trademark infringements with alleged copyright issues. Going outside the scope of the law, she demanded that Google disable access to a site which criticizes Scientology.
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