Humberside Police: Two men found guilty of inciting racial hatred 10 July, 2009 TWO men have been found guilty of publishing written material to stir up racial hatred at Leeds Crown Court on Monday. Simon…
UK obscenity law: Where to now?: “ Post-Girls (Scream) Aloud, the written word is safe – for now Analysis As the dust settles on the Girls (Scream) Aloud trial, what are the implications for the…
Prosecutors drop ‘freedom threatening’ Girls Aloud obscenity blog case: “A blogger has been acquitted of obscenity offences in a court case that could have redefined UK citizens’ right to free speech on the internet. Prosecutors…
Landmark case? No, not really. This was a prosecution which should have never taken place in the first place. Text based publications should not be the focus of any obscenity prosecution. [Yaman Akdeniz] Girls Aloud…
Tories research increased net censorship: “ Jihad.com 404 The activities, alleged activities, and destiny of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) are a constant source of controversy in these parts, so our interest was naturally piqued…
Call for hate groups to be taken offline – The National Newspaper: “Call for hate groups to be taken offline Erika Niedowski, Washington Bureau Chief Last Updated: June 14. 2009 8:59PM UAE / June 14….
Secret European project to battle online jihad: “ ‘Significant’ international bid to block extremism The UK is collaborating with the German, Dutch and Czech governments on a secret research project on how to effectively block…
How the government uses dirty data to legislate morality: “ So what’s a standard deviation? When it comes to sex and censorship, Government’s insistence that laws are ‘evidence-based’ is little more than hot air.… “…
Minister admits thought crime is on the agenda: “ Oh George, you are a one A short exchange in the Commons yesterday suggests that thought crime is now officially on the government’s agenda.… “ (Via…
UK’s net radicalization plans are ‘crude, costly, counter-productive’: “ Get with the positive, says report – but will that wash? Negative government measures to counter online radicalisation are crude, costly and counter-productive, says a report…