CoE – Recommendation 1855 (2009) – The regulation of audio-visual media services: (Council of Europe) The Parliamentray Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) points out that media regulation must respect freedom of expression and…
CoE – Recommendation 1882 (2009) on the promotion of Internet and online media services appropriate for minors:: (Council of Europe) In a recommendation, the Parliamentary Assembly calls on the member states to increase protection for…
JP – Japan hit over child porn: (Japan Times) The head of UNICEF has condemned Japan’s laws on child pornography, saying the country is falling behind global standards and is guilty of spreading illegal material…
EU – More action needed to fight spammers and protect online privacy, says Commission: (RAPID) The European Commission has repeated its call for EU countries to do more to tackle online privacy threats to the…
The Twitter storm that saved freedom of speech: “ But not exactly, not really… Comment So was it Twitter what won it? Yesterday, in the wake of a flurry of Twitter and blogosphere outrage, the…
Home Office backs down on net censorship laws: “ Small ISPs escape IWF filters The government has abandoned its long-standing pledge to force 100 per cent of internet providers to block access to a list…
Reporting bans may lose their power in Twitter age says expert after Guardian ban is lifted: “The editor of a newspaper which was banned from reporting on the tabling of a question in Parliament has…
Proposed age law for online retail faces Parliamentary scrutiny: “A proposal that will force online retailers to take extra steps to ensure that young people cannot buy or access inappropriate goods or material will move…
UK should do more on spam and spyware, says EU report: “The UK is not doing enough to deter spammers and combat the use of malicious computer code to damage users’ computers, according to a…