Leaked Document: Copyright Industry Wants a Great Firewall of Britain: “ Website blocking has certainly been discussed in the US with the PROTECT IP act first propsed last month. While the senate has approved the…
LEAKED: UK copyright lobby holds closed-door meetings with gov’t to discuss national Web-censorship regime – Boing Boing Cory Doctorow at 2:46 AM Wednesday, Jun 22, 2011 A group of UK copyright lobbyists held confidential, closed-door…
UN: Disconnecting File-Sharers Breaches Human Rights: “ According to a UN report published in May and set to be adopted today, tough provisions in the UK’s Digital Economy Act and and France’s ‘Hadopi’ legislation breach…
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Plan to Filter the Internet: “ PROTECT IP Act would give the Department of Justice the power to force ISPs and search engines to block access to infringing sites. Bill now…
Saudi Gazette – Govt blocks 3,000 drug websites: “Govt blocks 3,000 drug websites DAMMAM: The government’s Drug Combat Department has blocked over 3,000 international Internet websites for being involved in enticing young people to take…
Bianet: Summit on Controversial Internet Filter Systemt On 25 May, the Internet Committee organizes a meeting with non-governmental organizations, public representatives and experts to discuss the much disputed internet filter system. The application is going…
“There is no Internet Censorship; however one-million websites are banned” By Serhat Ayhan, Milliyet – 23. 05.11 http://www.milliyet.com.tr/internette-sansur-yok-ama-1-milyon-site-yasakli/serhat-ayan/teknoloji/yazardetay/23.05.2011/1393586/default.htm Original article in Turkish, translated below: In order to make the internet a safer place, the authorities…
Budget 2011: Filter grants cancelled due to lack of interest 10 May, 2011 The Federal Government tonight announced that it would not proceed with a funding program which has seen Australian internet service providers provided…
Google boss: anti-piracy laws would be disaster for free speech guardian.co.uk Eric Schmidt claims search giant would fight attempts to restrict access to sites such as the Pirate Bay * Josh Halliday * guardian.co.uk, Wednesday…
THE DECLARATION OF MAY 15TH, 2011 Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Cannot Be Obstructed 1. Freedom of expression and right to access information of Internet users cannot be obstructed. “Safe Internet” Filtering Regulations Must Be Repealed…