Local Wikipedia Blocked by German MP – OhmyNews International Left-wing politician obtains injunction in light of Web pages on his Stasi past Published 2008-11-16 11:14 (KST) Reported by Hartmut Kaiser [See further the English entry…
Age verification, Cross media rating and classification and Social networking: “(Europa) The European Commission launched a public consultation on Age verification, Cross media rating and classification and Online social networking. Download summary report on social…
YouTube pulls Columbine videos: “YouTube removes a selection of videos glorifying the Columbine school killers, following a BBC investigation.” (Via BBC News.)
Web providers to be named and shamed over offensive content Politicians are ready to introduce league tables naming and shaming the speed with which internet service providers take down offensive material. The culture minister, Barbara…
Post from: TorrentFreak “ Canadian Anti-Camming Laws Net First Conviction: “ Canada has its first conviction under the controversial Bill C-59. A man has been found guilty of ‘camming’ the movie ‘Sweeney Todd’ in Calgary…
Post from: TorrentFreak “ China Hijacks Popular BitTorrent Sites: “ China is not new to censoring the Internet, but up until now, BitTorrent sites have never been blocked. Recently however, several reports came in from…
Post from: TorrentFreak “ No Solace for Bond: Movie Pirates Evade Camcorder Spies: “ Hitting US theaters this week, the latest Bond movie ‘Quantum of Solace’ has already been released in the UK. However, despite…
Post from: TorrentFreak “ TorrentValley Raided and Shut Down: “ TorrentValley, one of the larger BitTorrent sites with millions of visitors each month, has been shut down by Bulgarian authorities. The site’s servers were seized…
Net Spying Firm and ISPs Sued Over Ad System: “ISP customers sue a controversial Net monitoring firm and its ISP partners, alleging that the companies violated federal wiretapping law with their ad-targeting scheme. All have…
Sweden judges back Pirate Hunter Act: “ But government sailing against the tide Resistance to a new anti-file sharing law dubbed by some as the Pirate Hunter Act is mounting in Sweden. More than 22,000…