Sex, Lies & Children
Sex, Lies & Children: “A favorite trick of the censors in this country is to blur the lines between protected speech, in the form of adult erotica on the one hand, with patently illegal material,…
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Islamic search engine ImHalal filters out potentially sinful material
Islamic search engine ImHalal filters out potentially sinful material: “Muslims will be able to surf the internet without the fear of accidentally encountering sinful material after a Dutch company launched the world’s first Islamic search…
Aussie firewall nears death
Aussie firewall nears death: “ What’s that Skippy? It smells funny? The Australian Senate Opposition leader Nick Minchin has joined the growing chorus of voices against Communications Minister Stephen Conroy’s plans for mandatory ISP-level filtering.……
ONI Presents Social Media Filtering Maps
ONI Presents Social Media Filtering Maps: “(ONI) The summer of 2009 was a hectic one for online social media: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and a bevy of other sites fell under the censors’ axe in China…
U.S. tests system to break foreign Web censorship
U.S. tests system to break foreign Web censorship | U.S. | Reuters Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:09pm EDT By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is covertly testing technology in China and Iran…
China scales back censorship plans
China scales back censorship plans: “ Green Dam to now be voluntary The Chinese government is scaling back plans for compulsory net filtering for all citizens.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
Aussie net filtering goes into reverse
Aussie net filtering goes into reverse: “ Delivers filthy insight into air-speed of a swallow Red faces all round in the New South Wales Education Department, as news surfaced last week that a filter supposed…
Malaysia mulls Chinese Green Dam twin
Malaysia mulls Chinese Green Dam twin: “ Net sedition porn filter Malaysia – the Southeast Asian country that has imprisoned at least two bloggers under sedition laws – is mulling a net filter along the…
Oz Firewall still standing after inconclusive filter trial
Oz Firewall still standing after inconclusive filter trial: “ Government happy to fit results to policy Inconclusive news from the internet filtering trials might turn out to be bad news for the anti-censorship lobby in…
The Associated Press: Iran activists work to elude crackdown on Internet
The Associated Press: Iran activists work to elude crackdown on Internet: “Iran activists work to elude crackdown on Internet By REBECCA SANTANA (AP) – 3 days ago CAIRO — The tweets still fly and the…