The Associated Press, June 3, 2009 Wednesday Asylum-seeking Brits wait deportation in US jail Two Britons seeking asylum in the United States after being convicted of hate speech crimes in their homeland will be deported…
Rights commission wants say on online hate; Report rejects bid to only have Criminal Code deal with Internet hatemongers Don Butler, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Citizen, June 12, 2009 Friday The Canadian Human Rights Commission…
Canadian Human Rights Commission releases a new report: Freedom of Expression and Freedom from Hate in the Internet Age (Ottawa, June 11, 2009) – Today, the Canadian Human Rights Commission recommended to Parliament that the…
UN urges fight against hate speech in cyberspace, June 16 2009 The United Nations on Tuesday appealed to parents, the Internet industry and policy-makers to join hands to eradicate hate speech from cyberspace. Addressing a…
Digital Britain: Government vows to cut illegal file-sharing by 70%: “The Government believes it can reduce unlawful file-sharing by 70% to 80% by forcing internet service providers (ISPs) to tell users that their copyright infringement…
Iranians find ways to bypass Net censors: “ A new generation of Iranians has found ways to bypass the country’s notoriously censorial Internet restrictions and disseminate details about Iran’s internal turmoil in the wake of…
Iranian dissidents go online to defy the government censors – Times Online: From The Times June 16, 2009: Iranian dissidents go online to defy the government censors Judith Evans Dissidents are defying Iranian government attempts…
IR – The Twitter crisis: how site became voice of resistance in Iran: “(Guardian) As foreign journalists were expelled from Iran or confined to their hotel rooms, and as events moved at speed through the…
Extreme porn law used on beastly Chinese DVD pirates: “ Cops make grab for mysterious black bags Five months on from the passage of new laws on extreme porn, police forces up and down the…
Cracks in China censorware patched: “ Claims personal pornwall is voluntary The Chinese government has ordered patches to fix security holes in censorship software which will be shipped with every new computer sold in the…