Since the Law No. 5651 entitled Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by means of Such Publication came into force in November 2007, access to a considerable number of foreign…
UK – Tories pledge to end the database state (ZDNet) The Conservative Party has promised to reduce government databases and introduce stronger measures to protect people’s privacy, if it wins the next general election. The…
As of Friday, 18 September, 2009 access to popular social networks Myspace and Last.fm are blocked from Turkey. The blocking order is issued by the Beyoğlu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office (order no 2009/45 dated 26.06.2009)….
Web Censoring Widens Across Southeast Asia: “(WSJ) Attempts to censor the Internet are spreading to Southeast Asia as governments turn to coercion and intimidation to rein in online criticism. Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam lack the…
(Via TorrentFreak.) ISP Appeals Decision Forcing it to Disconnect Pirate Bay On 24th August Stockholm’s district court ordered action to remove The Pirate Bay from the Internet, pending the outcome of a civil action taken…
Here we go again… Hadopi strikes 2 (Via TorrentFreak.) France Passes New 3 Strikes Anti-Piracy Bill Following its initial adoption in May 2009, the original version of the controversial Hadopi anti-piracy legislation was nuked by…
EU Commission sets up piracy monitor but rejects copyright reform: “The European Commission is establishing a body to analyse the scale of counterfeiting and piracy and to co-ordinate international action on the issue. It has…
UK lawyer threatens Facebook, mulls action against ISPs to block defamation: “The lawyer who has threatened Facebook with a defamation suit on behalf of boxing promoter Frank Warren has said that he may take action…
Lily Allen hits out at file sharers as Tories mock government plans: “The battle within the music industry over how to deal with internet pirates intensified today as the Conservatives announced their opposition to government…
China: Blue Dam activated: “ Beijing government has recently required all Internet service providers (ISPs) and data centers to install a software called Blue Dam in all their servers. According to todays Taiwan Apple Daily…