Day archives: January 18th, 2024

9 strategies for removing negative content from the web

Search Engine Land – “The repercussions of negative, false and defamatory content on the web are profound for businesses and individuals, especially when it ranks highly on Google. This article explores nine of the most effective and commonly used strategies for removing negative content from the web. The effectiveness of these methods can vary due to …

Subjects: Internet, Legal Research, Marketing, Search Engines

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms That Texas Book Ban Law is Unconstitutional

Association of American Publishers: “The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today affirmed the preliminary injunction of the “Reader Act” (formerly HB 900) granted by Judge Alan D. Albright of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division in a written opinion issued on September 18, 2023.  The law would have required independent bookstores, national …

Subjects: Censorship, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries

The Transformative Power of Nature on Children and Society

The MIT Press Reader: “…During the past 15 years, a growing body of research has linked our connection to nature to reductions in vitamin D deficiency, myopia, obesity, diastolic blood pressure, stress-related salivary cortisol, heart rate, diabetes, and mood disorders. Studies have found that for young adults, the more nature they experience, the more life …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Health Care

A leak-hosting site looks to thaw the chill of censorship

Columbia Journalism Review: “In November, Reuters published a special investigative feature headlined, “How an Indian startup hacked the world.” The story alleged that a hacking-for-hire firm called Appin had stolen secrets from executives, politicians, military officials, and wealthy elites around the globe. (Appin has denied this.) A few weeks later, however, the story was taken …

Subjects: Censorship, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Disinformation poses an unprecedented threat in 2024

NBC News – and the U.S. is less ready than ever: “Disinformation poses an unprecedented threat to democracy in the United States in 2024, according to researchers, technologists and political scientists.  As the presidential election approaches, experts warn that a convergence of events at home and abroad, on traditional and social media — and amid …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

Scathing DOJ Report on Uvalde Texas School Shooting

“The Justice Department released a report on its critical incident review of the law enforcement response to the tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary School. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the review shortly after the tragedy on May 24, 2022, in which 19 children and two teachers died at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research