Regulating Sex: Seminar in London (01 February 2010)
Regulating Sex, a seminar on sex and regulation will take place at the British Academy in London on 1 February 2011 from 1400 to 1700. The seminar focuses on the regulation of sex in relation…
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UN Special Rapporteur/OAS Statement on Wikileaks
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression JOINT STATEMENT ON WIKILEAKS December 21, 2010–In light of ongoing developments related to the…
OSCE Study on Internet Content Regulation
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, The Representative on Freedom of the Media (November 2010): Preliminary Report: Study of legal provisions and practices related to freedom of expression, the free flow of information and…
Article 19 Press Release: WikiLeaks and Internet Disclosures
ARTICLE 19 – 10 September 2010 WikiLeaks and Internet Disclosures The current debate around WikiLeaks highlights the potential of the internet to make previously secret information of public interest widely available. ARTICLE 19 calls for…
Mucky private chat could be illegal soon
Mucky private chat could be illegal soon: “ Risky encounters of the IRC and Twitter kind Could 2010 be the year when the authorities finally clamp down on the internet – and in the process…
European Public Policy Blog: Controversial content and free expression: a refresher
European Public Policy Blog: Controversial content and free expression: a refresher:” Monday, April 19, 2010 | 6:35 PM Labels: Controversial Content, Free Expression Two and a half years ago, we outlined our approach to removing…
Internet race hate pair petition Supreme Court – Peterborough Today
Internet race hate pair petition Supreme Court – Peterborough Today Published on Wed Mar 24 13:55:27 GMT 2010 A Lancashire man who became the first to be convicted of inciting racial hatred online is to…
EU – EDRi sends open letter to Commissioners to oppose Internet blocking
EU – EDRi sends open letter to Commissioners to oppose Internet blocking (EDRI-gram) EDRi has written to Commissioners Cecilia Malmström (Home Affairs), Viviane Reding (Justice and Fundamental Rights) and Neelie Kroes (Digital Agenda) about the…
Online Hate Sites Grow With Social Networks
Online Hate Sites Grow With Social Networks (New York Times) Terrorists and racists are turning to online social networks and depending less on traditional Web sites, according to a new report on digital terror and…
BBC News – Is it time to defend our rights?
A must read…. BBC News – Is it time to defend our rights? Copyright is not the only thing that matters online, says Bill Thompson John Young is a brave and tenacious man, an architect…