Film Industry Calls on Broadband ISP BT Retail UK to Block Newsgroup Website − ISPreview UK: “Film Industry Calls on Broadband ISP BT Retail UK to Block Newsgroup Website By: MarkJ – 16 December, 2010…
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Filesharing laws to hit websites and newsgroups too: “ Mandelson to ‘future-proof’ P2P restrictions The government is planning to award itself powers to change copyright law almost at will, in expectation that new anti-peer-to-peer laws…
Giganews Boosts Aid to Fight Exploitation of Minors: “The Internet can be a tough place for lesser known protocols such as BitTorrent and the newsgroups. They are often times the target of all types of…
(Via Techdirt.) Andrew Cuomo’s Blueprint For How Gov’t Can Get ISPs To Censor Content: “It looks like NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has put forth a nice blueprint for how politicians can ‘censor’ online content…
TechDirt commentary on the ongoing New York initiative for ISPs to block access to newsgroups carrying child pornography. Andrew Cuomo Threatens To Sue Comcast If It Doesn’t Sign Up For His Plan To Pretend To…
NCTA Members Take Stand Against Child Porn – 7/17/2008 12:45:00 PM – Multichannel News: “NCTA Members Take Stand Against Child Porn Cable Broadband Providers Serving 112 Million Homes Sign Pact with NCMEC, NAAG — Multichannel…
ISPs Nationwide Unite in Attack against Exploitation: “ISP-based newsgroups have taken a beating in the last month, as New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s initiative against child pornography has forced many of the more popular…
Verizon offers details of Usenet deletion: alt.* groups, others gone: “ Verizon Communications confirmed on Thursday that it will stop offering its customers access to tens of thousands of Usenet discussion areas, including the alt.*…
N.Y. A.G. says AOL will curb access to Usenet. It already did: “ It’s no secret that politicians tend to churn out press releases touting their accomplishments, no matter how mean or insignificant. But it…
City Room: AT&T and AOL Agree to Fight Child Pornography: “AT&T and America Online have agreed to eliminate access to child pornography on newsgroups and their servers. Technology.)