Tag: censorship

Kuwaiti Man’s Tweets Get 7-Year Sentence, $18,000 Fine
If you're a regular Twitter user, you've likely come across some inflammatory if not outright insulting tweets in your time. Some may be legitimate, some may be over the line - you...
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Iran Blocks Access To London 2012 Olympics Site
In a move that is not that rare or at all unheard of, the theocratic government in charge of the Republi...
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Hasidic Students Use Facebook, Get Slapped With $100 Fine
Facebook can certainly become a breeding ground for impropriety quicker than you can even spell "impropri--" but those lowbrow kicks usually don't cost you anything. If you happen...
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China Partially Lifts YouTube Ban – For A Few Minutes, Maybe
Soon after Apple CEO Tim Cook visited the company's manufacturing facility in China, the Chinese government appears to have partially lifted the ban on YouTube. Meaning:...
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Despite Ban, Pinterest Still Full Of “Self-Harming” Thinspo Content [UPDATED]
There's a lot of stuff on the internet. This might sound obvious, and it is - but just think about how many different ideas are expressed throughout all the little nooks and crann...
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British MPs Want Google To Self-Censor Search Results
A gang of parliament members are currently trying to convince the British government to introduce legislation that would essentially charge Google with...
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Pakistan Scraps Firewall
Pakistan, a country which recently placed print ads to re...
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Indian ISPs Ordered To Block Over 100 Sites, SOPA Comparisons Raised
Nearly 400 Internet service providers in India have been ordered to block over 100 music sites by the Calcutta High Court. The Indian Music I...
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At Least Five Major Web-Security Companies Will Not Help Pakistan Censor The Internet
At least five major companies offering information security products will not submit bids to the Pakistani government, which has been...
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Infographic: The True Cost Of Piracy
Online piracy is a global problem in regards to both consumers and industry groups. Expensive media, low incomes and cheap digital technology are said to be the primary reasons for...
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Google On How It Censors Content (Ahead Of World Day Against Cyber-Censorship)
World Day Against Cyber-Censorship is this coming Monday - March 12. Here's the official description for that: World Day Agains...
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Pakistan Seeks Internet Censor: Places Paper, Online Ads
You probably won't find this in a craigslist job posting, but if you're an IT professional who specializes in suppressing free speech, Pakistan just might have a job for you. Th...
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Google To Indian Court: Objectionable Content Has Been Removed
Last month, a court in India ordered Google (among other web companies) to remove content f...
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Apple Rejects eBook Because It Links To Amazon
Any good and successful company knows that it probably shouldn't go out of its way to promote its competition. I mean, you don't see Microsoft putting out ads that talk about how...
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Paypal Puts Publishers’ Panties In A Wad
So what's got e-book publisher for independent authors Smashwords and others who are concerned about censorship all worked up? Apparently,...
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