Digital Britain: Government vows to cut illegal file-sharing by 70%: “The Government believes it can reduce unlawful file-sharing by 70% to 80% by forcing internet service providers (ISPs) to tell users that their copyright infringement…
Iranians find ways to bypass Net censors: “ A new generation of Iranians has found ways to bypass the country’s notoriously censorial Internet restrictions and disseminate details about Iran’s internal turmoil in the wake of…
Iranian dissidents go online to defy the government censors – Times Online: From The Times June 16, 2009: Iranian dissidents go online to defy the government censors Judith Evans Dissidents are defying Iranian government attempts…
IR – The Twitter crisis: how site became voice of resistance in Iran: “(Guardian) As foreign journalists were expelled from Iran or confined to their hotel rooms, and as events moved at speed through the…
Extreme porn law used on beastly Chinese DVD pirates: “ Cops make grab for mysterious black bags Five months on from the passage of new laws on extreme porn, police forces up and down the…
Cracks in China censorware patched: “ Claims personal pornwall is voluntary The Chinese government has ordered patches to fix security holes in censorship software which will be shipped with every new computer sold in the…
Tories research increased net censorship: “ Jihad.com 404 The activities, alleged activities, and destiny of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) are a constant source of controversy in these parts, so our interest was naturally piqued…
US feds subpoena names of anonymous web commenters: “ Should have hired a Moderatrix The all-too-typical violent hyperbole found in reader comments across the internet has landed one Las Vegas newspaper in the hot seat…
Germany poised to impose police-run block list: “ Quality of German debate shames cosy UK arrangements Germany’s main political parties have agreed the text of legislation designed to enshrine the blocking of selected internet sites…
Britain looks to export net censorship model to Europe: “ And they say this country doesn’t make anything anymore Digital Britain The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is a British success story – and one that…