The Pirate Bay Celebrates 5th Anniversary
Post from: TorrentFreak “ The Pirate Bay Celebrates 5th Anniversary: “ In the fall of 2003, a group of friends from Sweden decided to launch a BitTorrent tracker named ‘The Pirate Bay’. Today, roughly 5…
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Danish ISP Must Continue to Block The Pirate Bay
Post from: TorrentFreak “ ISP Must Continue to Block The Pirate Bay: “ In February 2008, a Danish court ordered the ISP Tele2 to block its customers from accessing The Pirate Bay. The controversial ruling…
UK Government finally names the day for porn ban
Government finally names the day for porn ban: “ It’s the end of your smut as you knew it Sixty-one days and counting: if your stash contains any material that is or may fall foul…
Extreme Pornography provisions are coming into force on 26 January, 2009
No guidelines are issued yet by the Ministry of Justice… The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Order 2008 No. 2993 (C. 128) The date appointed for the coming…
Aussie government muffs plans for internet filtering
Aussie government muffs plans for internet filtering: “ Greens borrow Sex Party clothes Plans for filtering of all internet content in Australia could well backfire on the Labour Government, with talk of ‘socialism’ banned, and…
Juror dismissed over Facebook poll
Juror dismissed over Facebook poll: “A juror in a sex abuse case was kicked off the case after using Facebook to ask her mates whether the suspect was guilty or not.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)
Verdict in MySpace Suicide Case
Verdict in MySpace Suicide Case: “A Missouri woman who prosecutors say drove a 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona was acquitted of the most serious charges. (Via NYT >…
Australia: Greens won’t back federal plans for internet filters
Noticed on Melonfarmers.co.uk Greens won’t back federal plans for internet filters | News.com.au AAP, November 25, 2008 08:36am THE Australian Greens won’t be supporting plans to introduce compulsory internet filters. The Federal Government wants to…
Bianet: Adnan Oktar Gets Another Site Banned
Bianet: Adnan Oktar Gets Another Site Banned Creationist Adnan Oktar gets the internet site nacizanebilgi.com shut down on the grounds that he was insulted. He is asking for 4000 euro as an indemnity. Bia news…
Restricted Access: A Critical Assessment of Internet Content Regulation and Censorship in Turkey
Cyber-Rights.Org.TR » Internet: Restricted Access: Internet: Restricted Access: A Critical Assessment of Internet Content Regulation and Censorship in Turkey (Released on 25 November, 2008) By Dr. Yaman Akdeniz & Dr. Kerem Altıparmak Published with the…