As the Levitt case illustrated, content filtering decisions are generally protected by 47 USC 230.
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In general, this case demonstrates that websites face limited legal exposure for automated content filtering decisions.
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Content filtering is one of the tools organizations can use to protect themselves from these threats.
That, in turn, depends somewhat on content filtering, how the best content rises to the surface above all the clutter.
Content filtering plans have also begun to emerge in North America.
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YouTube spokesman Ricardo Reyes counters that YouTube doesn't place in-video advertising on any clips that could potentially violate copyright laws, and that the site faces a challenge of content filtering on a much larger scale than other video sites.
What it needs is a mechanism for filtering content based on social group input that you can customize.
Using its audio and video "fingerprinting" technology, Vobile has been filtering content on 56.com as well as the less popular Chinese site Pomoho.com since mid-2008.
According to a 2007 report by the OpenNet Initiative, which surveyed more than 40 countries, almost two-thirds of the states involved were filtering content to some degree.
An individuals ability to receive and share information with world has grown exponentially due to the amalgamation of digital platforms that allow for the filtering of content on a level thought unimaginable only a generation ago.
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My guess is that if it is done right, collaborative filtering of content can expose the long tail better than the current cable bundle, at which point Apple (or some other company) would really have something to talk to the cable companies about.
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More recently, French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled a plan that would mandate country-wide ISP filtering of copyright infringing content.
Or, will YouTube add more curation tools and business models to make finding and filtering as valuable and content creation.
They are likely filtering for other offensive content as well, so they probably have means in place they could use to stop the spam.
But even before this market materialized, the traditional news outlets were showing signs of slippage on fact checking and filtering sensational claims from quality content.
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Finally, there is the option of installing a filtering program that limits the type of content a user can access on the Web.
The two previous years, the tech industry and some savvy Internet users fought similar bills that would have created new liabilities for Internet companies and led to filtering or review for much user generated content and comments.
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And it is no coincidence that one of the reasons the Steelers has been one of the most successful franchises in the history of the sport during the Rooney ownership (father then son) is due to their collective ability to judge the content of the character of its players and coaches without first filtering out candidates based on non-football criteria.
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One tool Magid advises parents to use with caution, however, is Web filtering software like Net Nanny or Cybersitter, which block objectionable content online.
Telecoms firms and Internet-access providers are concerned that, under some countries' laws, they would be liable for content travelling over their networks and so would have to start monitoring and filtering it.
But because filtering programs use keywords to block material, they can inadvertently restrict content you want your children to access.
But even with this new tool, YouTube's filtering makes media companies work too hard to find and delete their content from the site, argues Gregory Rutchik, the founding attorney of the Arts and Entertainment Law Group.
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