Beijing unblocks BBC Chinese site
Beijing unblocks BBC Chinese site: “Chinese authorities appear to have unblocked the BBC’s Chinese language website, amid a row over internet censorship.” (Via BBC News.)
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China lifts more internet curbs
China lifts more internet curbs: “China unblocks more websites in a bid to end a row over internet access for Olympic journalists, a week before the Games open.” (Via BBC News.)
China Eases Internet Restrictions for Journalists
China Eases Internet Restrictions for Journalists: “The Chinese authorities, bowing to criticism, lifted some of the restrictions, but other politically sensitive sites remained inaccessible. (Via NYT > Technology.)
Chinese to censor Olympic press net access
Chinese to censor Olympic press net access: “ Sensitive sites blocked, despite previous assurances The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has admitted cutting a deal with the Chinese to allow the blocking of press access to…
MPs report back from internet’s dark side
MPs report back from internet’s dark side: “ Country going to hell on YouTube MPs have called on the government to install a YouTube Czar to oversee user-generated content sites and better labels for video…
China lifts internet firewall in time for Olympics
China lifts internet firewall in time for Olympics: “China has opened crevices in the Great Firewall that blocks access to many internet sites, allowing the public to see some quarters of cyberspace that it has…
Swedish spy agency sics lawyers on wiretap critic
Mirror campaigns? So 1990s…. š Swedish spy agency sics lawyers on wiretap critic: “ Whose free speech is it anyway? Swedish spy authorities have taken legal action against a Brussels-based blogger who published a classified…
Net Censorship Law Struck Down Again
Net Censorship Law Struck Down Again: “A federal appeals court struck down yet again a law that would have required websites to verify all visitors’ ages if any of its content wasn’t suitable for minors….
Free Speech Rights Not Guaranteed in ‘Public’ Online Spaces
Free Speech Rights Not Guaranteed in ‘Public’ Online Spaces: “You can generally rant all you want in a public park without being ejected by a police officer. But say it on the internet, and you’ll…
Iran bans daily critical of Ahmadinejad
Reuters: Iran bans daily critical of Ahmadinejad Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:43am EDT TEHRAN (Reuters) – An Iranian newspaper has been banned after carrying articles critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s economic policies, the state Press…