Children ‘want adult supervision on internet’: “Almost half of all children want adults to supervise them when they use the internet, a report by Ofsted, the school inspectors, indicates.” (Via Tech and Web from Times…
Belgian judge reverses moon-on-stick music copyright ruling: “ Audible Magic meets network realities A Belgian judge who slapped a €2,500 per day fine on an ISP until it filtered its network for music copyright infringements…
Error: Court halts Internet freedom in Turkey: “Error: Court halts Internet freedom in Turkey The latest in a series of bans on popular Web sites has spurred many to question the future of Internet freedom…
eBay buyer faces libel action after leaving negative feedback From Times Online, October 24, 2008 (Kaya Burgess) A man is facing legal action for libel after leaving negative feedback for an item he bought on…
EU – European alert platform for Internet offences: “(Consilium) Council Conclusions on setting up national alert platforms and a European alert platform for reporting offences noted on the Internet. 2899th Justice and Home Affairs Council…
Thanks to our friends at melonfarmers.co.uk where this item was spotted first! The Guardian: Cyber-attack theory as al-Qaida websites close Ian Black, Middle East editor, The Guardian, Wednesday October 22 2008 Websites being used to…
BBC NEWS | England | Tees | Man had cartoon-style child porn: “Man had cartoon-style child porn A Teesside man who downloaded cartoon-style pictures of computer-generated child pornography has been ordered to register as a…
I reported on Friday, 24 October, 2008 that access to Blogger.com and blogspot.com were blocked in Turkey. with a blocking order of the Diyarbakir First Criminal Court of Peace (dated 20.10.2008 and order no. 2008/2761)….
Media News – European Journalism Centre: “EU lawmakers approve crackdown on Internet violence Cyber-bullying and child pornography will be targeted in a EUR 55m scheme agreed by European Union lawmakers on Wednesday. The European Commission’s…
Man sued for libel over comments on eBay – Telegraph A man is being threatened with a libel action after posting critical comments on the internet about an eBay user who sold him a mobile…