- The Church of Scientology vs. the Net - http://www.thecia.net/users/rnewman/scientology/home.html
Journal of the events involving net-denizens and the Church of Scientology occurring in 1995 and 1996.
- Scientology v. the Internet - http://www.skeptic.com/03.3.jl-jj-scientology.html
Overview--reprinted from Skeptic magazine--of what critics claim are efforts to stifle free speech on the Internet.
- Clam-Nanny Cracked - http://www.taniwha.com/crack.list.html
The list of banned servers, forbidden newsgroups and censored words from the Church of Scientology censorware.
- The Scientology sect vs. Internet - http://www.xs4all.nl/~johanw/CoS/
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.
- About Scientology's Cookie-Cutter Web Pages - http://www.scientology-lies.com/aboutspam.html
Explains how the Scientologist On-line program, which promoted flooding search engines with thousands of nearly-identical so-called "personal" pages, backfired on Scientology.
- About the Raid at XS4ALL - http://www.df.lth.se/~triad/triad/3words/xs4all.html
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. - http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.05/eword.html?pg=7
About the raid on anon.penet.fi, at the behest of the Church of Scientology. [Wired Magazine]
- Cyber-Rights: The Church of Scientology vs. the Net - http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/web/current-scientology.html
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility site outlines major events and trends in Scientology's war against fair use and freedom of speech online.
- EFF "Legal Cases--Church of Scientology" Archive - http://www.eff.org/Legal/Cases/Scientology_cases/
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! - http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105030
Message board discussing Google's March 2002 removal of sites critical of Scientology.
- Scientologists Shut Down ISP - http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/16197
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 - http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-866656.html
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]
- Anti-Scientology Site Shut Down - http://slashdot.org/yro/99/11/19/0219227.shtml
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]
- How Ava Paquette Hoodwinked Google - http://www.digl-watch.com/copyright.htm
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.
- Exclusions from the Wayback Machine - http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=778
An Internet Archive spokesperson states, on a message board, that materials were removed from the Wayback Machine because Scientology lawyers claimed ownership. This goes over like a lead balloon.
- Net Archive Silences Scientology Critic - http://news.com.com/2100-1023-959236.html
The Internet Archive, buckling under pressure from the Church of Scientology, removed all links to xenu.net, and replaced them with a notice claiming the pages had been removed "per the request of the site owner." [CNET News.com]
- Sherman, Set the Wayback Machine for Scientology - http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=350
The Wayback Machine has removed entire domains from its archive at the request of Scientology lawyers. What's worse, they do not allow the censored sites to defend themselves, or even notify them. [LawMeme]
- Wayback Machine Purged of Scientology Criticism - http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/02/09/24/226253.shtml
Report that the Wayback Machine, an archive of web sites, has censored anti-Scientology site xenu.net. Links and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
- Copyright--Or Wrong? - http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/07/22/scientology/index.html
The Church of Scientology takes up a new weapon--the Digital Millennium Copyright Act--in its ongoing battle with critics. [Salon.com]
- Scientologists Lose a Round in Copyright fight - http://www.salon.com/21st/log/1998/11/10log.html
The war between Scientology and its online opponents may have no visible end, but victory in the latest skirmish goes to the Net. [Salon.com]
- A Web of Their Own - http://www.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/07/15feature.html
Scientologists say their Internet filter protects the faithful. Critics call it "cult mind-control." [Salon.com]
- Getting Clear at BU? - http://www.salon.com/media/media960515.html
Boston University chairman's legal role in Scientology copyright flap raises questions. [Salon.com]
- Internet is battleground in foes' war of information - http://www.sptimes.com/News/32999/Worldandnation/Internet_is_battlegro.html
Around the clock, from Norway, the Netherlands, Australia and every corner of the United States, the critics of Scientology discuss the controversial organization and its practices. [St. Petersburg Times]
- Scientology on the World Wide Web - http://www.sptimes.com/News/32999/Worldandnation/Scientology_on_the_Wo.html
A collection of links to pro and con sites. [St. Petersburg Times]
- Scientology Slips Through the Net - http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,12355,00.html
Reviews the Religious Technology Center v. Keith Henson case, in which Henson posted a document called NOTs 34 on the alt.religion.scientology newsgroup, and was fined for violating the Church of Scietology's copyright. [Wired]
- Google Yanks Anti-Church Sites - http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51233,00.html
The Church of Scientology has managed to remove references to anti-Scientology sites from Google, by citing the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Not the first time Scientology has used legal threats to stifle criticism. [Wired]
- Xenu Do, But Not on Slashdot - http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42486,00.html
Scientology's notoriously litigious attack attorneys strong-armed Slashdot editors into deleting a discussion board message, which allegedly contained copyrighted material. [Wired]
- ISP Reveals Scientology Critic - http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/20087.html
In response to a subpoena, AT&T on Monday released the identity of a WorldNet subscriber to Bridge Publications, a corporate arm of the Church of Scientology. [Wired]
- Scientology's Online Battle - http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/19998.html
An anonymous online critic of Scientology is the subject of a legal complaint targeting newsgroup postings of church doctrines. It is the latest move by the church to prosecute what it maintains are copyright abuses online. [Wired]
- Church of Scientology fights Google - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1949879.stm
Civil libertarians were outraged when Google removed links to a site which portrays Scientology as a money-hungry cult. Scientology's legal threat may have backfired, since the critic's site now is second only to the Church's official site in search results. [BBC News]
- Offlines Online - http://members.aol.com/clkates/
Contains author's personal story in Scientology, critical links, and reports of CoS harassment of its critics, covering incidents from 1995 to 1998.
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