Bits: Tracking Hate 2.0 on the Web
Bits: Tracking Hate 2.0 on the Web: The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights organization, says the number of online hate sites has jumped 30 percent in the last year. At the briefing, Rabbi…
20 May, 2008
Criticism for ‘UK database’ plan
Criticism for ‘UK database’ plan: “Plans for a centralised database of all e-mail and phone calls in the UK are criticised by the IT industry.” (Via BBC News.)
Cisco Systems Denies Online Censorship Role in China
Cisco Systems Denies Online Censorship Role in China: A Cisco executive told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday that comments in an internal document about China’s goal to ‘combat’ a religious group did not reflect the company’s…
NYT: Supreme Court Upholds Child Pornography Law
This is the New York Times coverage of the recent US Supreme Court decision on the “pandering” provisions. Supreme Court Upholds Child Pornography Law – New York Times: “May 20, 2008 Supreme Court Upholds Child…
US Justices Uphold Child Porn Law
Another detailed article discussing the recent decision of the US Supreme Court with regards to the so called “pandering” provisions. Justices Uphold Child Porn Law: “Justices Uphold Child Porn Law Case Involved Criminalization Of ‘Pandering’…
US Supreme Court Upholds Child Porn Law: 7-2
The Volokh Conspiracy – BREAKING — Court Upholds Child Porn Law 7-2:: “This morning the Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the a federal law prohibiting soliciting the sale or purchase of child pornography by…
Google defends helping police nab defamer
Google defends helping police nab defamer: “Google helps police in Pune, India to arrest an user who allegedly posted vulgar information against a top Indian leader. “ (Via Macworld.)