‘Heroes’ Causes BitTorrent Boom
Post from: TorrentFreak ‘Heroes’ Causes BitTorrent Boom: “ Two fresh episodes of the US hit series ‘Heroes’ were released Monday night. In the day that followed each episode was downloaded well over a million times…
What Does The Internet Have To Do With The Finnish School Shooting?
(Via Techdirt.) What Does The Internet Have To Do With The Finnish School Shooting?: “The story of the Finnish school shooting that left 11 people (including the shooter) dead is certainly a tragedy, and you…
Zaman: Turkish internet closures spark doubt over freedoms
Turkish internet closures spark doubt over freedoms: “Turkish internet closures spark doubt over freedoms A Turkish court decision to ban the website of a renowned British atheist academic has stirred fresh doubts about the European…
Net Suicide Bill would breathe life into government censorship
Net Suicide Bill would breathe life into government censorship: “ Protecting us from ourselves Government moves to reduce the availability of suicide sites on the internet may herald a new era of online censorship in…
Turkey: The most expensive and forbidden Internet
The most expensive and forbidden Internet – Turkish Daily News Sep 23, 2008: “” The most expensive and forbidden Internet, Tuesday, September 23, 2008 CENGIZ AKTAR Last year, Turkish Internet users launched a terrific campaign…
Slacker Uprising’s Torrent Available Worldwide, by Accident
Post from: TorrentFreak Slacker Uprising’s Torrent Available Worldwide, by Accident: “ Michael Moore’s new film about the run up to the 2004 US election was released online today, only for US and Canada residents. In…
Gunman kills nine at Finnish school
Gunman kills nine at Finnish school: “Killer dies from self-inflicted gun wounds day after he was questioned by police over YouTube footage” (Via Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk.)
Victor Keegan: The government must invest in faster broadband
Victor Keegan: The government must invest in faster broadband: “Victor Keegan: Helping children access the net is great, but the government needs to invest in faster broadband to aid the UK economy” (Via guardian.co.uk Comment…
YouTube treads fine line over Finnish gunman video
YouTube treads fine line over Finnish gunman video: “Within a couple of hours of the shootings in Kaujahoki, several videos posted by the YouTube user Wumpscut86 had been taken down by the site.” (Via Tech…
EFF reveals vastly expanded search policy at US borders
EFF reveals vastly expanded search policy at US borders: “ Probable cause a thing of the past In a move that could affect millions of people around the world, the US government has quietly relaxed…