Chinese fight internet censors with “Grass Mud Horse” cuddly toy: “From unprintable curse word to cuddly children’s toy: that has been the voyage charted by an imaginary beast invented by Chinese internet users to poke…
Telecommunications Directorate blocks access to 1,631 sites 04 March 2009, Wednesday, ÖMER ÖRUÇ İZMIR Access to 1,631 Internet sites has been blocked by the Telecommunications Directorate since 2007. The Telecommunications Directorate (TİB) has blocked access…
Telenor shuns IFPI’s ‘block Pirate Bay’ demands: “ Like asking post office to open every letter, says Norwegian ISP Norwegian ISP Telenor has refused demands from representatives of the US music and film industry to…
Aussie internet-net will be drawn wider: “ Comms minister expands on site blacklist The Australian government is already planning to block legal internet content when its ‘great firewall‘ eventually goes live. That is the fear…
Great Australian Firewall dead in the water?: “ Sex Party add insult to injury The final nail in the coffin of the great Australian Firewall was hammered home last week when independent Senator Nick Xenophon…
Small ISPs reject call to filter out child abuse sites: “ IWF blocklist effective despite workarounds, charities argue ISPs have rejected a call by childrens’ charities to implement the government’s approved blocklist for images of…
The beginning of the end? (Via TorrentFreak.) Music Industry Orders BitTorrent Blackout Last month, Eircom announced that at the behest of the music industry it will disconnect customers who are allegedly sharing copyrighted material. Initially…
Eircom to block Pirate Bay: “ ‘Automatic’ music label salute Eircom, Ireland’s biggest internet provider, has agreed to block access to any website the music industry says is responsible for illegal music-swapping.… “ (Via The…
IE – Music-swapping sites to be blocked by internet providers: “(Sunday Post) Irish internet users are to be blocked from accessing music swapping websites, as internet service providers bow to pressure from the music industry….
BBC News: Online child abuse images warning Published: 2009/02/23 06:29:22 GMT Children’s charities have expressed “serious concerns” many UK households still have access to images showing child sex abuse via their computers. The government had…