CBC News: WikiLeaks blocked in China: Last Updated: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 | 9:02 AM ET The Associated Press In China, attempts to access wikileaks.org and cablegate.wikileaks.org were met with a notice saying the connection…
Police to get greater web censorship powers: “ Nominet prepares to yank more domains Police will effectively get more powers to censor websites under proposals being developed by Nominet, the company that controls the .uk…
Child pornography: MEPs doubt effectiveness of blocking web access Justice and home affairs – 22-11-2010 – 15:55 Committee : Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Blocking access to web sites containing child pornography may not…
Police-baiting website Fitwatch returns: “ Back and fitter than ever – not that it ever really went away The British website briefly removed from the sight of some web surfers by the Met Police’s e-crime…
Senate Hearing on Digital Trade Protectionism: “posted by Heather West, Policy Analyst This afternoon Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon put the spotlight on an issue close to our heart and business operations: the need to…
UK – Met Police take down protest advice blog: “(ZDNet UK) A website that offered advice to protesters has been shut down at the behest of the Metropolitan Police, prompting criticism from a legal human…
Thailand now blocking 277,610 websites: “ By CJ Hinke Conservative, Royalist Manager media network published the first government announcement of further Internet censorship since July. Buried in Manager’s propaganda, we learn that the new Army…
YouTube Withdraws Cleric’s Videos: “American and British officials pressed for the removal of videos featuring calls to jihad by Anwar al-Awlaki. (Via NYT > Technology.)
Flash News: last updated on 04.11.2010: entry by Dr. Yaman Akdeniz: Despite the earlier news that Turkey has lifted its ban on YouTube after almost 2.5 years, YouTube reinstated the four videos that were removed…
“Note: Nothing has changed in Turkey in terms of its censorship law. Access to approximately 8000 websites remain, and although the YouTube news is welcome, this should not be seen as a step towards democratization…