List of sites restricted on school networks and devices

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

A list of all sites restricted on New York City Public Schools’ networks and devices, including URL blacklists, search keywords and other filtering techniques.

The department detailed the existence of such a list in this article about the restriction of ChatGPT.

https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/1/3/23537987/nyc-schools-ban-chatgpt-writing-artificial-intelligence

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Ben Welsh