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of Culture, Media and Sport Sir Please note I am not questioning the need for webfiltering in relation to pornography or racism, but it's come to our attention that some libraries around the country are operating webfiltering in such a way as to block websites concerned with illegal drugs. This has resulted in http://www.ukcia.org and other respected drugs sites being blocked and thus unavailable in some libraries. Can you tell me: 1: Who has the authority to classify subjects for censorship via webfiltering in libraries and would this be a duty given to local government officers, if so at what level? 2: What web filtering is used in the UK, and how do I discover which sites are being blocked and by which filters in which library? 3: How do I appeal against such censorship and to whom do I appeal? Drugs maybe illegal, talking about them isn't. Sincerely Derek
Williams
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