A Dirty Pun Tweaks China’s Online Censors
A Dirty Pun Tweaks China’s Online Censors: “A craze over a mythical beast conceived as an impish protest raises questions about China’s Internet censorship.” (Via NYT > Technology.)
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YouTube, the UK and the Performing Rights Society for Music
YouTube explains the UK music videos blocking issue. YouTube, the UK and the Performing Rights Society for Music: “We have invested a lot of time and effort trying to ensure that our community can find…
Freedom on the global Internet still a pipe dream | Coop’s Corner – CNET News
Freedom on the global Internet still a pipe dream | Coop’s Corner – CNET News March 11, 2009 4:01 PM PDT by Charles Cooper ‘The Internet represents freedom, but not everywhere.’ So begins the annual…
Reporters sans frontières – ‘Internet monitored and controlled, even in democracies’
Reporters sans frontières – ‘Internet monitored and controlled, even in democracies’l 12.03.2009 ‘Internet monitored and controlled, even in democracies’ After joint appeal with Amnesty International for an end to online censorship, Reporters Without Borders issues…
YouTube to block British music videos
YouTube to block British music videos: “YouTube is to block thousands of music videos by the biggest names in rock and pop for British users after failing to reach agreement with the UK music licensing…
YouTube to block UK music videos
YouTube to block UK music videos: “YouTube blocks access to premium music videos in the UK after failing to reach a licensing agreement.” (Via BBC News.)
Chinese fight internet censors with “Grass Mud Horse” cuddly toy
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…
Turkish Telecommunications Directorate blocks access to 1,631 sites
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…
Aussie internet-net will be drawn wider
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?
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…