Tag: censorship

In The UK, Inciting Riots On Facebook Will Land You Three Years In Jail
If you remember those riots that consumed many parts of England back in August, you probably...
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Does This Facebook Page Promote Rape Culture?
Social media sites and censorship has been a heavily debated topic here at WebProNews as of late. First, we discussed a particular Twitter hashtag that popped up on the top trends...
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British Prime Minister Discusses Social Media Censorship
David Cameron's country--well, his boss' country--has been in the grips of some widely-publicized rioting. The story played out over the Internet as the immediacy of modern techno...
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Do These Vile Facebook Comments Deserve Free Speech Protection? [UPDATED]
Last week, we asked you whether or not social media sites should censor offensive conte...
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Should Social Media Censor Offensive Content?
At what point does content on social media sites become too offensive? Does the social network have an obligation to protect its users from extreme topics of conversation? Or sho...
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Google Transparency Report Gets an Update
Google has updated its Transparency Report. This was launched last September, showing the nu...
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Should Vimeo Reinstate This Animal Cruelty Investigation Video?
Mercy for Animals has written a letter to Vimeo trying to get an investigative video exposing animal cruelty at the E6 Cattle Co. reinstated on the site after it was pulled as a vi...
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Has YouTube Had a Change of Heart on This Animal Cruelty Video Ban?
Update 2: Vimeo gave us the following statement: Vimeo cares deeply about the issue of animal cruelty and has specifically banned content that contains “gra...
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AT&T CEO Gets Blasted on USAToday
The first newspaper to introduce color into the world of black and white print media is still going strong, effectively transitioning to Internet-based content. This, of course, i...
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Google Censors “BitTorrent” Suggestions
Early in December, Google vowed to distance itself from...
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Is Censoring Craigslist the Right Way to Go?
Update: The EFF has weighed in on the topic, talking about what the censoring mean...
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China Blocks Google’s Latest Hong Kong-Based Site
Google's new question and answer site for people in China is not off to a great start.  Although the site was based in Hong Kong for the sake of avoiding problems related t...
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Google Readies Hong Kong-Based Q&A Site
Although many human rights and free speech advocates may not approve of the concessions the company's made, it looks like Google's attempt to stand up to the Chinese government...
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Google’s New Plan for China
We haven't heard much about the Google/China situation lately, but now Google's Internet Content Provider license is up for renewal, so Google has provided an update....
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