Iran’s Twitter Revolution: Ahmadinejad’s Fear of the Internet: “With the Iranian authorities cracking down on the international press, the West is reliant on the Internet to find out what is happening on the ground. Hard…
China Orders Patches to Planned Web Filter: “Efforts to improve a censorship application suggest that the government still supports its use. “ (Via NYT > Technology.)
Google, Facebook rush Iranian language support: “ Twitter has the starring role as opening up Net communications about Iran’s turbulent politics, but Google and Facebook are jumping in with their its own hasty efforts. Google…
Directorate of Communication – Council of Europe Conference of Justice Ministers – Twelve Council of Europe member states sign the Convention on Access to Official Documents Press release – 486(2009) Council of Europe Conference of…
Internet proxies let Iranians and others connect to blocked Web sites | Science & Technology | Deutsche Welle | 18.06.2009 New media tools like Twitter have helped organize protests from Georgia to Guatemala and, now,…
CBS Editorial Urges Internet Providers Remove “Hate Speech” Kurt Nimmo, Prison Planet.com Wednesday, June 17, 2009 James von Brunn, the accused Holocaust museum shooter, has predictably become the poster child for attacking the First Amendment…
The Associated Press, June 3, 2009 Wednesday Asylum-seeking Brits wait deportation in US jail Two Britons seeking asylum in the United States after being convicted of hate speech crimes in their homeland will be deported…
Rights commission wants say on online hate; Report rejects bid to only have Criminal Code deal with Internet hatemongers Don Butler, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Citizen, June 12, 2009 Friday The Canadian Human Rights Commission…
Canadian Human Rights Commission releases a new report: Freedom of Expression and Freedom from Hate in the Internet Age (Ottawa, June 11, 2009) – Today, the Canadian Human Rights Commission recommended to Parliament that the…
UN urges fight against hate speech in cyberspace, June 16 2009 The United Nations on Tuesday appealed to parents, the Internet industry and policy-makers to join hands to eradicate hate speech from cyberspace. Addressing a…