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BBC Timeline: China and net censorship

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

CN – Timeline: China and net censorship: (BBC)
As Google considers withdrawing from China, the BBC looks at the highs and lows of internet access and freedom in the most populous country in the world.

(Via QuickLinks Update.)

Vogue model Liskula Cohen wins right to unmask offensive blogger in New York

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Vogue model Liskula Cohen wins right to unmask offensive bloggerA Vogue cover girl has won a precedent-setting court battle to unmask an anonymous blogger who called her a ‘skank’ on the internet.

(Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)

China ‘bans’ BBC’s Chinese website (again!)

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

China ‘bans’ BBC’s Chinese website: “

No Auntie for you, comrade

The Chinese authorities appear to have reverted to their pre-Olympic position of denying access to ’sensitive’ websites – including the BBC’s Chinese language tentacle.…

(Via The Register – Public Sector.)