Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case
Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case: A Missouri woman is accused of using a phony online identity to taunt a girl, who then committed suicide. In a highly unusual use of a federal law generally…
2008
UK Lawmakers Push for Online Age Verification
Interesting to find out about this initiative through a US source. I have not seen any media coverage elsewhere yet. Sounds like a Private Members Bill which probably will not lead into anything concrete. However,…
Syria: Three-Year Sentence for Blogger Tariq Baiasi
Syria: Three-Year Sentence for Blogger Tariq Baiasi: On Sunday 11-5-2008 the State Security Court in Damascus stated its verdict on the Syrian blogger Tariq Baiasi who was held in detention since 7-7-2007. Tariq was detained…
Syria Blocks the Arabic Wikipedia
Syria Blocks the Arabic Wikipedia: According to anasonline blog, access to Wikipedia Arabic, the Arabic language version of the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, is now blocked by all ISPs in Syria. (Via Global Voices Advocacy.)
US Senators OK $1 billion for online child porn fight
Senators OK $1 billion for online child porn fight | Tech news blog – CNET News.com: “Senators OK $1 billion for online child porn fight (Article by Anne Broache) A U.S. Senate panel has unanimously…
Spain arrests ‘prolific’ hackers
Spain arrests ‘prolific’ hackers: “Spanish police arrest five hackers they describe as being among the most active on the internet.” (Via BBC News.)
Frederick Lane Releases ‘The Court and the Cross’
Frederick Lane Releases ‘The Court and the Cross’: “Author, long-time adult industry analyst and free speech advocate Frederick Lane has released his fourth book, ‘The Court and the Cross: The Religious Right’s Crusade to Reshape…
Danish Copyright Censorship Proposal Revealed
This is an article from: TorrentFreak Danish Copyright Censorship Proposal Revealed: Back in February TorrentFreak reported on the IFPI forcing, via the Danish courts, an ISP to block its subscribers from accessing The Pirate Bay….
Censoring Free Speech in Thailand
Censoring Free Speech in Thailand: Thailand’s military junta’s fifth order following its coup d’etat September 19, 2006 was to appoint an Official Censor of the Military Coup. The overthrown elected government had publicly stated that…
Brazil: WordPress attorney blogs about the blocking
Brazil: WordPress attorney blogs about the blocking: Marcel Leonardi [pt], the Brazilian attorney who is representing WordPress in the case of a possible ban on the platform in the country, blogs: ‘In the motion filled…