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ACLU @ACLU

This program requires reliable access to South Carolina's public housing court findings online. There's one big catch — South Carolina has a blanket ban on scraping public court records, restricting access to and use of public information. This violates the First Amendment. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 11, 2023

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In our case, NAACP v. Kohn, we're defending the use of scraping tools by the NAACP's Housing Navigator program. The NAACP wants to use scraping to gather updated, timely information about tenants facing eviction to offer support and research potential Fair Housing violations. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 11, 2023

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Put simply: Scraping is a research and journalism technique necessary to hold entities accountable for civil rights violations in the digital era. It must be recognized as a First Amendment protected activity. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 11, 2023