‘Unafraid’ of Internet, China Appears to Block YouTube BEIJING (Reuters) – China is not afraid of the Internet, its Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, even as access to the popular video sharing site YouTube appeared…
China blocks YouTube after Tibet complaintsAttack on video showing security forces beating Tibetans China has blocked the video-sharing network YouTube after Beijing denounced footage appearing to show security forces beating Tibetans in Lhasa last year…
Students Sue Prosecutor in Cellphone Photos Case: “Almost unheard of a year or two ago, cases related to ‘sexting,’ nude or seminude photos sent over wireless phones, are popping up all over the country.” (Via…
Leaked Australian blacklist reveals banned sites – Wikileaks March 19, 2009, By Asher Moses (Sidney Morning Herald) The Australian communications regulator’s top-secret blacklist of banned websites has been leaked on to the web and paints…
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China ‘blocks YouTube video site’: “China ‘blocks YouTube video site’ By Quentin Sommerville, BBC News, Beijing, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 China is reported to have blocked the YouTube video-sharing website…
Dentist’s website on leaked blacklist – Wikileaks From Wikileaks, March 20, 2009 By Asher Moses (Sidney Morning Herald) The communications regulator’s secret blacklist of banned websites has been leaked onto the web and includes such…
Ministers spending billions on unlawful databases: “ Rowntree Trust unwraps everyday ‘Transformational Government’ A report on the Database State (pdf) claims that 40 out of 46 key government databases are not fit for purpose, and…
Aussie ISP pulls out of firewall trial: “ Can’t reconcile with corp responsibility iiNet, Australia’s third largest Internet Service Provider, is withdrawing from the government’s censorship trial.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
Irish ISPs reject music industry’s file-sharer demands: “Irish internet service providers (ISPs) have rejected claims that they are responsible for users’ copyright infringement. They have said that their operations are protected by law.” (Via OUT-LAW…
Scottish Parliament pr0n law faces angry opposition: “ Dead horse flogging farce limps on Last week, the long-awaited Scottish extreme porn bill (pdf) was published — s34 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill…