published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2012-11-10 16:49
Australia on Friday scrapped a controversial plan to filter the internet, saying it will instead block hundreds of websites identified by Interpol as among the worst child abuse sites.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-10-28 09:37
In their fervent struggle, a Syrian rebel group has "arrested" a Lebanese journalist in Aleppo saying his “presence as a journalist no longer receives approval in areas controlled by the rebels.”
published by Tom Sullivan on Wed, 2012-10-24 08:08
United Nations report calls for Internet surveillance, saying lack of "internationally agreed framework for retention of data" is a problem, as are open Wi-Fi networks in airports, cafes, and libraries.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-10-21 10:18
Spain’s government is drafting a law that bans the photographing and filming of members of the police. The Interior Ministry assures they are not cracking down on freedom of expression, but protecting the lives of law enforcement officers.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-10-21 10:15
Spain is considering a ban on photographing, filming or reproducing images of police and state security forces who are on duty, officials said Friday.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2012-10-15 18:45
European satellite provider cuts off 19 Iranian TV and radio stations because of EU sanctions.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2012-10-01 09:06
Australian security and law enforcement agencies are world leaders in telecommunications interception and data access and like most successful industries, they want more. Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon is canvassing a further expansion of surveillance powers, most controversially a requirement that telecommunications and internet service providers retain at least two years of data for access by government agencies.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2012-10-01 08:36
A court in Germany has taken Press TV off a satellite platform despite two previous rulings issued in favor of the alternative English-language news network.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2012-09-29 14:33
A new project aimed at “countering illegal use of the Internet” is making headlines this week. The project, dubbed CleanIT, is funded by the European Commission (EC) to the tune of more than $400,000 and, it would appear, aims to eradicate the Internet of terrorism.
published by Tom Sullivan on Wed, 2012-09-19 08:48
Facebook has blocked Press TV’s advertisements on the social networking website, saying that the Iranian news network is located in a region which is “not eligible to use this feature.”
published by Tom Sullivan on Wed, 2012-09-05 19:38
The California Assembly’s resolution passed on August 23, 2012, HR 35, purports to condemn “anti-Semitism” in public post-secondary institutions of higher learning by denying expression of opinions or statements that might be construed as expressing hatred of the Jewish people or critical of the state of Israel. Pamela Geller’s ad campaign quoted above, and placed in public vehicles in the city of San Francisco, expresses an opinion that demeans a group of people who are unquestionably Semitic by blood and language, yet would not be protected by the Assembly resolution since the term as defined is based upon the European Union’s definition that is exclusive, protecting Jews only.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-07-01 18:56
Long considered home to the worst commenters on the internet — racist, cruel, idiotic, nonsensical, and barely literate — YouTube is in the process of upgrading its comment system in order to better tame its most loathsome members
Word of the overhaul slipped out during the Q&A portion of a YouTube developer session at Google I/O, the annual developers conference from the video-upload hub’s owner, Google.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2012-06-30 19:37
The Twitter micro blog service is taking measures to fight racism and trolling on the platform. Abusive comments will be hidden.
published by Tom Sullivan on Wed, 2012-03-21 00:15
RT’s main YouTube channel was suspended for about eight hours, returning online about 2 p.m. Moscow time (10:00 GMT). YouTube ascribed the temporary blackout to a “technical mistake.”
published by Tom Sullivan on Thu, 2012-01-26 11:06
Ireland is soon to have a law similar to Sopa passed that would give music and movie companies the power to force Irish ISPs to block access to sites suspected of having copyright infringing material on them.
Irish citizens won't have a chance to lobby their democratic representatives because there won't be a vote on the law -- snappily named "S.I. No. of 2011 European Communities (Copyright and Related Rights) Regulations 2011" -- in the Irish Parliament. Instead the law is being enacted by ministerial order because it is being prepared in the form of a Statutory Instrument.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2012-01-21 17:27
The signal of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) channels on the Hotbird satellite provider has reportedly been jammed by British technicians operating from Bahrain.
published by Tom Sullivan on Fri, 2012-01-20 20:57
In a questionable move and without offering a valid response to the Press TV CEO's letters, the British Office of Communications (Ofcom) has revoked Press TV's broadcasting license and finally removed the channel from the Sky platform.
published by Heydrich on Mon, 2011-12-26 07:22
Big publishers in music, video, and text are bribing Congress to pass a new wave of “anti-piracy” legislation that – if they succeed -- will have a chilling effect on the Internet.
published by Tom Sullivan on Thu, 2011-12-22 09:12
The Musée de L’Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland has suspended the 2011 Lacoste Elysée Prize, a presitigious international photography contest, over the sponsor’s decision to expel Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour.
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