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Jun 2, 2011
Lightspeed Systems, which makes software used for website filtering in thousands of public schools, is removing a filter that blocked LGBT-related content.
The company made the announcement after the American Civil Liberties Union sent letters to school districts using the software as part of the organization’s national “Don’t Filter Me” initiative, which seeks to combat illegal censorship of pro-LGBT information on public school computer systems.
“Lightspeed Systems should be commended for responding quickly and responsibly to fix a problem that we have seen in school districts across the county,” said ACLU attorney Joshua Block. “Websites should not be singled out for special treatment by public schools simply because they contain LGBT content.”
Lightspeed’s filtering software included a category called “education.lifestyles” that blocked access to educational LGBT-related information that is not sexually explicit.
