Journal of the events involving net-denizens and the Church of Scientology occurring in 1995 and 1996.

Overview--reprinted from Skeptic magazine--of what critics claim are efforts to stifle free speech on the Internet.

The list of banned servers, forbidden newsgroups and censored words from the Church of Scientology censorware.

Contains links and press coverage both in Dutch and English translations.

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.

Links to critical pages.

Explains how the Scientologist On-line program, which promoted flooding search engines with thousands of nearly-identical so-called "personal" pages, backfired on Scientology.

Information about the CoS censorware that filters any site that may say anything critical about the organization.

Some thoughts about the raid--conducted by a Dutch bailiff and lawyers from the Church of Scientology--on a small ISP in Amsterdam.

About the raid on anon.penet.fi, at the behest of the Church of Scientology. [Wired Magazine]

Detailed 1996 article examines the different legal standards for liability of BBS operators, depending on whether the complaint was defamation or copyright.

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility site outlines major events and trends in Scientology's war against fair use and freedom of speech online.

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.

Message board discussing Google's March 2002 removal of sites critical of Scientology.

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]

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]

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]

Containing a detailed history of Scientology's attacks on the Internet.

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.

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.

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]

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]

Report that the Wayback Machine, an archive of web sites, has censored anti-Scientology site xenu.net. Links and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

The Church of Scientology takes up a new weapon--the Digital Millennium Copyright Act--in its ongoing battle with critics. [Salon.com]

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]

Scientologists say their Internet filter protects the faithful. Critics call it "cult mind-control." [Salon.com]

Boston University chairman's legal role in Scientology copyright flap raises questions. [Salon.com]

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]

A collection of links to pro and con sites. [St. Petersburg Times]

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]

Scientology's notoriously litigious attack attorneys strong-armed Slashdot editors into deleting a discussion board message, which allegedly contained copyrighted material. [Wired]

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]

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]

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]

Contains author's personal story in Scientology, critical links, and reports of CoS harassment of its critics, covering incidents from 1995 to 1998.