In previous roles as an activist and a PR professional, I frequently gave press interviews around online safety issues.  Below is an archive of my press clippings – I don’t guarantee all the links are live though.

• Gizmo’s Freeware, “Best Free Parental Filter,” 11/22/10

• eHow, How to Set Internet Filters, 11/19/10

• NetFamilyNews, Latest trends in Web filtering, 11/12/10

• InternetSafety.com, Safe Eyes Gets 5 Stars from GetParentalControls.org, 11/3/10

• NBC, Need a cell phone for your kids?,10/19/10

• WCPO, What is the best cell phone for your child?, 9/22/10

• Verizon Blog, Verizon parental controls recognized as comprehensive, 9/8/10

• ILookBothWays, New Trends In Child Safety Tools for Cell Phones, 7/13/10

• Kiwi Commons, Parental Controls 101, 4/5/10

• Tech Liberation Front, David Burt’s Amazing Guide to Parental Controls, 3/21/10

• Safer Internet, NEW! Parental Controls Product Guide: 2010 Edition, 3/23/10

• iKeepSafe, Find Out Which Parental Control Product Is Right For You, 3/23/10

• NetFamilyNews, Supremely useful tool for parents: GetParentalControls, 3/29/10

• T.H.E. Journal, “What are we protecting them from?,” 05/01/2008

• Visalia Times-Delta, “Librarian in the nation’s headlines,” 03/03/2008

•  One News Now, “Dallas library patrons surfing thousands of XXX websites,” 01/21/2008
• Family News in Focus, “Many libraries circumventing laws meant to protect kids,” 01/15/2008
• Family News in Focus, “Public libraries increasingly become safe haven for porn,” 01/09/2008
• eChannelLine News, “Black marks appearing for commerical Internet filters?,” 12/20/2007
• Technology Daily, “Filtering Software Hinders Some Research, Studies Find,” 01/18/2006
• Associated Press, “Will Porn Migrate to .XXX?,” 06/12/2005
• InformationWeek, “Secure Computing Tries to Block Illegal Downloads in Iran,” 10/14/2005
• Associated Press, “Teen suspended for Web site,” 04/03/2005
• MZZM, “Michigan Web site could shield kids from spam,” 07/01/2005
• Fox News, “US Tech Firms Help Governments Censor Internet,” 07/17/2005
• New Scientist, “Iranian net censorship powered by US technology,” 06/27/2005
• Seattle Times, “Sex, the Internet and the future,” 09/06/2005
• Dallas Morning News, “Snuffing out Net’s benefit to democracy,” 04/11/2005
• Associated Press, “Tunisia Centralizes Web Filtering,” 11/17/2005
• C-Net News, “Court strikes down Pennsylvania porn law,” 09/10/ 2004
• Information Week, “IT Confidential : A Mixed Message On Web Filtering,” 07/06/2004
• NPR Talk of the Nation, “Protecting Kids from Online Porn,” 07/07/2004
• New York Times, “Antipornography Law Keeps Crashing Into First Amendment,” 06/30/2004
• Honolulu Star-Bulletin, “Parents retain duty to guide children,” 07/02/2004
• Agape Press, “Pervasiveness of Online Porn Eliminates Need for ‘Searches’,” 11/09/2004
• Electric News, “Study reveals 60,000 Irish porn pages,” 06/25/2004
• Kentucky Post, “Libraries Poised for Filtering Law,” 06/24/2004
• Associated Press, “Software-filtering foe goes after Net-blocking governments,” 1/30/2003
• C-Net News, “Supreme Court backs library Net filters,” 06/23/2003
• C-Net News, “Porn spam–legal minefield for employers,” 04/07/2003
• Wired News, “Filter-Bashing Alive and Well,” 06/24/2003
• NBC Nightly News, “Library Filtering Law Upheld,” 06/23/2003
• eSchool News, “Report: Filters work OK, but better training needed,” 08/26/2003
• Online Journalism Review, “Justices Put Access to Online Information in the Wrong Hands,” 06/26/2003
• American Libraries, “Supreme Court Upholds CIPA,” 06/30/2003
• IDG News, “Copyright Act Challenge Rejected,” 04/10/2003
• Associated Press, “Librarians to filter vendors: Tell us how they work,” 07/04/2003
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Filtering software firms see opportunity in ruling,” 07/14/2003
• New York Times, “Librarians Sizing Filtering Law’s Impact,” 06/24/2003
• Associated Press, “ALA cancels discussion on filtering pornography,” 07/18/2003
• New York Times, “Libraries Planning a Meeting on Filters,” 07/03/2003
• Washington Internet Daily, “Pa. Law Making ISPs Block Child Porn Gaining Traction,” 02/21/2003
• Associated Press, “Senator introduces library Internet filtering bill,” 02/27/2003
• Oregonian, “Bill Proposes Library Porn Filters,” 02/27/2003
• Oregonian, “Justices to air case involving libraries, Internet censorship,” 03/02/2003
• NPR: Morning Edition, “Supreme Court to hear arguments concerning CIPA,” 03/05/2003
• Washington Internet Daily, “Court Appears Skeptical of Comparing Internet to Library,” 03/06/2003
• Oregonian, “Supreme Court Hears Arguments for Filtering in Libraries,” 03/08/2003
• Associated Press, “Judge dismisses suit challenging technology copyright law,” 04/09/2003
• Washington Internet Daily, “Copyright Office Eyes Whether to Extend Exception,” 04/14/2003
• Education Week, “Anti-censorship tool would evade porn filters,” 05/21/2003
• NPR: All Things Considered, “Supreme Court rules in favor of Internet filtering,” 06/23/2003
• Associated Press, “Supreme Court ruling opens up new market for Internet filtering,” 06/24/2003
• Washington Internet Daily, “Supreme Court Upholds Library Internet Filters,” 06/24/2003
• Philadelphia Inquirer, “Libraries are left to sort out ruling on Web filters,” 06/24/2003
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Making Web Filters Work at the Library,” 06/25/2003
• Associated Press, “Librarians grapple with how to filter computers,” 07/11/2003
• Washington Internet Daily, “Attempt to Compare COPA to CIPA Won’t Wash,” 08/15/2003
• Daily Oklahoman, “Libraries installing mandatory filters get mixed reactions,” 09/05/2003
• New York Post, “Porn Spins a Bigger Web,” 09/30/2003
• Washington Times, “Porn on the Web exploding Foes fear greater risk to children,” 10/09/2003
• CNN, “Sex sells, especially to Web surfers,” 12/11/2003
• C-Net News, “On trial: Digital copyright law,” 07/25/2002
• C-Net News, “Court overturns library filtering rules ,” May 31, 2002
• IOL, “Porn-napping’ is rubbing users the wrong way,” 05/30/2002
• Wired News, “Filters, Schools Like Oil, Water,” 09/06/2002
• KOMO News, “Helping Keep Kids Away From Becoming A Pornography Victim,” 03/19/2002
• Washington Times, “Study finds porn filters leave health Web sites,” 12/11/2002
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Net-filter firm N2H2 is sued by the ACLU,” 07/22/2002
• eSchool News, “ACLU sues to ask and tell what sites N2H2 ,” 09/01/2002
• Student Press Law Center, “Researcher studying Internet filtering challenges DMCA,” 08/01/2002
• Harvard Crimson, “ACLU Defends Law Student,” 11/02/2002
• American Libraries, “ACLU Takes on Digital Millennium,” 07/29/2002
• Internet News, “Corporate Networks Could Be Strained by VoD Market,” 11/02/2002
• Women’s News, “Internet Filters Screen Out Health Information,” 12/12/2002
• VNU Net, “US union defends hacker code,” 07/26/2002
• Internet News, “Controversial Web Filtering Storms Schools,” 09/18/2002
• MedScape, “Web Filters More Effective at Blocking Health Info Than Pornography,” 12/12/2002
• Media Project, “Internet Filters Often Block Sexual Health Information, Study Says,” 12/11/2002
• Washington Post, “Study: Web Filters Block Health Information,” 12/11/2002
• New York Times, “Internet Filters Block Many Useful Sites, Study Finds,” 12/12/2002
• Washington Times, “Filters not enough, say foes of porn on Internet,” 05/03/2002
• Agence France-Presse, “Porn-napping” riles Internet users as hijacked sites multiply,” 05/30/2002
• Dow Jones News, “Federal Judges Overturn Library Internet Filtering Law,” 05/31/2002
• Canadian Press, “U.S. judges throw out law requiring filtering at libraries,” 05/31/2002
• Associated Press, “Librarians applaud Internet filtering ruling,” 06/01/2002
• Oregonian, “Judges Reject Law on Porn Filter for Libraries, “06/01/2002
• New York Times, “Court Blocks Law that Limits Access to Web in Library,” 06/01/2002
• Associated Press, “Freelance computer “superhero” an antihero to some,” 06/03/2002
• Arizona Daily Star, “Porn filter failures,” 06/05/2002
• New York Times, “The Tricky Task of Shelving the Web,” 06/20/2002
• Oregonian, “Library Case Heads to Justices,” 06/21/2002
• Reuters, “Web filtering lawsuit challenges U.S. copyright law,” 07/25/2002
• Associated Press, “ACLU Files Suit vs. Tech Copyright,” 07/25/2002
• Boston Globe, “ACLU Sues firm over its filtering software,” 07/26/2002
• Boston Herald, “ACLU wants list showing barred sites,” 07/26/2002
• Oregonian, “Supreme Court Will Weigh Library Net Filters,” 11/13/2002
• Reuters, “Internet porn filters blocking online health info,” 12/10/2002
• Oregonian, “Internet Porn Filters Block Health Data, Study Finds,” 12/11/2002
• NewsFactor Network, “Judges Reject Internet Porn Law,” 05/31/2002
• eSchool News, “Free-speech groups sound off on CIPA,” 11/01/2002
• Insight, “Are Internet filters needed on computers in public libraries and schools?,” 02/05/2001
• Washington Times, “Libraries becoming battlefield over Internet pornography,” 02/09/2001
• Associated Press, “House considers Internet filtering bill,” 06/07/2001
• Boston Herald, “Filtering technology earns praise, criticism,” 08/12/2001
• C-Net News, “Net-porn law applies deadline pressure,” 10/26/2001
• Wired News, “Sites Forlorn When Reborn as Porn,” 12/10/2001
• Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, “Computer filters give parents tool,” 01/07/2001
• Associated Press, “Defense in protecting kids from porn,” 12/02/2001
• ABC News, “Porn Sites Snatch Expired Domains,” 12/14/2001
• CSO Online, “Watching the Web,” 09/12/2001
• CQ Researcher, “Should public libraries use filters?,” 06/01/2001
• Networking News, “Filtering Software Is Not Up to Snuff,” 02/15/2001
• Wall Street Journal, “X-Rated,” 01/14/2000
• Student Press Law Center Quarterly, “Down to the Filter,” Spring, 2000
• USA Today, “Conflicting views on filtering the Net”, 3/16/2000
• Washington Times, “Libraries Register Gripes Over Porn”, 3/16/2000
• Orlando Sentinel, “It’s common sense to restrict Internet usage in libraries“, 3/19/2000
• Family News in Focus, “The Problem of Library Internet Porn”, 3/22/2000,
• CNS News, “Family Advocates Demand Internet Filtering in Public Libraries“, 2/16/2000
• Newsbytes, “Group Claims Library Association Suppresses Net Porn Data“, 3/13/2000
• Newsbytes, “Minors Access Porn Using Library Computers“, 3/15/2000
• World Net Daily, “Libraries allowing Internet sex crimes?”, 3/16/2000
• Tech Law Journal, “Rep. Istook Blames Clinton-Gore Administration for Stopping Porn Filtering Legislation“, 3/17/2000
• Baptist Press, “Internet pornography use common in many libraries, report says,” 3/20/2000
• Janet Parshall Radio Show, National, 3/15/2000
• AFA Radio Report, National, 3/22/2000
• Chronicle of Higher Education, “Arizona House Declines to Require Filtering Software“, January 26, 2000
• Free, “Michigan town gears for ballot over library Internet filters“, January 20, 2000
• Free, “Indiana legislator introduces Internet filtering bill“, 2/3/2000. Available at:
• Credo, “Kids in danger of porn at school or local library“, 1/24/2000. Available at: h
• Dan Lungren Radio Show, February 11, 2000
• Associated Press, “Holland, Mich., residents set for showdown on Internet filtering,” February 21, 2000
• San Diego Union-Tribune, “Internet filters | For libraries, it’s an issue,” 03/28/2000
• Security Management, “Library Internet Access Policy Questioned,” 07/01/2000
• Columbian, “Kids Don’t Need This Web Surprise,” 08/17/2000
• Denver Post, “Library No Web of Sex,” 09/11/2000
• Sarasota Herald-Tribune, “Parents’ help needed with porn problems at libraries,” 10/06/2000
• Washington Times, “New measure takes aim at obscene sites on Web,” 12/24/2000
• TechLaw Journal, “Supporters of Internet Filtering in Schools and Libraries Back Franks-McCain Bill,” 03/03/1999
• Free, “Filtering activist claims many public libraries ignoring FOI requests“, 4/6/1999
• New York Times, “Librarian Seeks Evidence of Complaints About Internet Misuse“, April 20, 1999
• Free, “Report says Net filter blocks protected material, fails to block porn,” 07/29/1999
• Conservative News Service ,”Banned Books Week’ Promotes Intolerance, Critics Say,” 9-27-99
• Family News in Focus, “Unsafe Libraries,” 9-23-99
• Portland Oregonian, “Filtering porn out of the library,” 10/03/1999
• Library Journal, “Filtering Facts Claims “Pornography Abuse” at Libraries,” 03/08/1999
• Library Journal, “Burt Pursues Records of Internet Use from Libraries,” 04/26/1999
• Library Journal, “Filtering Facts FOIA Requests Generate Debate,” 07/26/1999
• Newsbytes, “Rep. Franks Changes Language In Internet Filtering Bill,” 03/02/99
• C-Net News, “Net filters foiled again,” 02/03/1999
• C-Net News, “Agency frowns on Net filtering,” 02/17/1999
• Wired News, “Dr. Laura Save Censorware Law,” 05/20/1999
• CNS News, “ALA Denies Porn Played Role in Library Rape,” 11/12/1999
• Emergency Librarian, “Filtering the internet for young people,” 05/01/1999
• Oregonian, “Gen. Powell: Don’t Buy ALA’s Lines,” 05/27/1999
• Oregonian, “Gen. Powell: Well Done at ALA Session,” 07/15/1999
• School Library Journal, “Doing the right thing?,” 08/01/1999
• Atlanta Constitution, “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing,” 09/13/1999
• New Orleans City Business, “Local service provider a goody two-shoes for the Internet,” 09/20/1999
• San Antonio Express-News, “Library left unfazed by ‘danger’ list,” 09/22/1999
• Columbian, “Activist Plays Hardball with Internet Porn,” 09/25/1999
• Grand Rapids Press, “Ohio speaker warns about pornography at library,” 10/26/1999
• Free, “Decision in library filtering case“, 11/25/1998
• New York Times, “A look at the watchdogs,” 10/15/1998
• Wired, “A Crossing Guard for Net Hate,” 11/11/1998
• Citizen, “Changing the World from your Living Room“, 12/02/1998
• Free, “Librarian Leads the charge in defending filtering” 12/11/1998
• New York Times: “Judge Rules against filters“, 11/23/1998
• Arkansas Democrat: “Library System Blocks Porn”, 11/22/1998
• Baptist Press: “Library’s Internet restrictions struck down”, 12/07/1998
• Free, “Filtering out net indecency” 6/8/1998
• Free, “Company to filter Internet access for all Tennessee Schools,” 11/11/1998
• TechWeb News, “Teen Group Distributes New Net-Filter Crack“, 10/28/1998
• CNET News, “Senate Committee Advances Net Bills“, 3/12/1998
• Think Local, “Taxpayer Funded Pornography,” 12/05/1998
• Library Journal, “Loudoun County Internet Suit Headed for Trial?,” 09/07/1998
• Library Journal, “Burt Posts Testimony in Loudoun Case,” 09/14/1998
• Columbian, “Taxpayers Support Pornography in Local Library,” 2/19/1998
• Columbian, “Libraries Should Delete Porn,” 06/14/1998
• Columbian, “Library’s Board Will Decide on Web Access,” 07/12/1998
• Yahoo! Internet Life, “America’s Libraries,” 10/01/1998
• Yahoo! Internet Life, “Block That Site!,” 11/01/1998
• Interactive Week, “Court Rules Against Library Filters,” 0707/1998
• Newsday, “Looking at Porn in the Library,” 02/07/1998
• New York Times: “ACLU Attacks Filter Software in Libraries“, 8/21/1997
• SF Chronicle: “San Jose Battle Over Library Online Porn Ban“, 9/23/1997
• School Library Journal, “Librarian fights ALA on filters,” 09/01/1997
• Computers in Libraries, “Filters: it’s not about porn, stupid!,” 10/31/1997
• American Libraries, “In defense of filtering,” by David Burt, 08/01/1997
• San Jose Mercury: “Filters keep smut away from kids” by David Burt, 9/25/1997
• Raleigh News and Observer, “Libraries checking out filtering software” 8/5/97
• MSNBC: “The Case of the Radical Librarian,” 8/15/1997
• Library Journal, “ALA Critic Burt Launches New Group to Promote Filters,”07/21/1997