Index on Censorship » Blog Archive » Tyranny’s shield Tyranny’s shield 17 Jun 2009 The ruling against blogger NightJack suggests that anonymous speech is bad for society, says David Banisar The decision by Mr Justice…
US – Facebook cleans up its privacy controls: “(CNET.com) Revamped privacy settings are coming soon to Facebook. The social network’s privacy controls had gotten so sprawling that they were distributed across six separate pages and…
China backs down over demand to install Green Dam web filter on all PCs: “Chinese authorities have been forced into a last-minute climbdown over a plan to force manufacturers to bundle internet filtering software into…
Ukraine Outlaws Pornography, but ‘Medicinal’ Use Is OK: “Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed a law into effect yesterday making possession of pornography a criminal offense.” (Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)
“GoogleSites” Hit by Turkey’s Censorship: “A court in Denizli has banned access to GoogleSites, which contains thousands of sites. The reason for the ban is not known.” Istanbul – BİA News Center 30 June 2009,…
China thinks twice – and its 300m internet users scent a rare victory | World news | The Guardian * Jonathan Watts in Beijing, Bobbie Johnson in San Francisco and Ian Black * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday…
Government sets up two new cyber security bodies: “The Government will create two new public bodies to help protect Government and citizens from digital security threats. It will set up one strategy body and one…
CN – China delays internet filter plan(BBC) China is delaying a controversial plan requiring all new computers sold in the country to be equipped with an internet filtering software, state media says. The filter, called…
Prosecutors drop ‘freedom threatening’ Girls Aloud obscenity blog case: “A blogger has been acquitted of obscenity offences in a court case that could have redefined UK citizens’ right to free speech on the internet. Prosecutors…
Italian secret internet censorship list, 287 site subset, 21 Jun 2009 – Wikileaks From Wikileaks June 20, 2009 Summary This list presents 287 internet sites currently censored by Italy. This quasi-voluntary system, which was introduced…