New Aussie Budget Cuts Kill Voluntary Net Filtering Plan: “ The 2011-2012 Australian federal budget ends grants for the Voluntary Internet Filtering Grants Program to save $9.6 million over three years. Labor Party still plans to…
Govt Plans to Expand Internet Censorship Powers: “ Would give DOJ the power to force US based third-parties, including ISPs, payment processors, online advertising network providers, and search engines to either block asccess to infringing…
Turkish Internet filtering plan ‘unconstitutional,’ experts say – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review Wednesday, May 4, 2011 ERISA DAUTAJ ŞENERDEM ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News A plan to require Internet users in Turkey to…
Turkey: Are Ankara Web Regulators Running Amok? | EurasiaNet.org May 3, 2011 – 1:03pm, by Dorian Jones When Apple’s iPad went on sale recently in Turkey it sold out in less than an hour. The…
TİB’s ‘forbidden words list’ inconsistent with law, say Turkish web providers – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review Friday, April 29, 2011 ERISA DAUTAJ ŞENERDEM ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News The TİB sent a list…
Bianet: 138 Words Banned from the Internet The Telecommunication Communication Presidency banned 138 words and terms from the internet. The list also includes words used in everyday life. The number of access bans is expected…
Critics Challenge New Internet Controls in Turkey Dorian Jones | Instanbul April 25, 2011 Turkey already bans more websites than any other European country. Now the government is set to introduce new controls that officials…
BBC News – Digital Economy Act court challenge fails: “Digital Economy Act court challenge fails 20 April 2011 A legal challenge to the Digital Economy Act has failed get the controversial legislation overturned. The judicial…
Freedom House: Freedom House Study Finds Mounting Threats to Internet Freedom Washington – April 18, 2011 Cyberattacks, politically motivated censorship, and government control over internet infrastructure are among the diverse and growing threats to internet…
Belgian ISP does not have to filter out copyright-infringing traffic, says ECJ advisor: “Belgian ISP Scarlet should not have to filter copyright-infringing traffic from its service because to do so would invade users’ privacy, an…