Internet Censorship

Gerry Smith

Internet Defense League Aims To Be the Web's 'Bat Signal' For Online Protests

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Fight for the Future, Pipa, Internet Censorship, Internet Defense League, Sopa, Online Protests, Technology News

Back in January, thousands of websites, including Wikipedia, went dark to protest legislation in Congress aimed at combating copyright infringement. O...

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Assemblyman Says Proposed Anonymous Comment Ban 'Mischaracterized'

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Internet Ban, Dean Murray, Assemblyman-Dean-Murray, Pipa, Anonymous Comments, Ny News, Internet Censorship, Anonymous Comment Ban, Sopa, New York News

Following the news of a proposal to ban anonymous internet comments in New York, the Internet Protection Act's main sponsor is pushing back by allegin...

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Internet Restrictions: How Much Should We Worry About Our Freedom of Information?

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Internet, Internet Privacy, Sopa Pipa, Acta, Pipa, SOPA Bill, Freedom of Expression, Internet Censorship, Freedom of Information Act, India, Censorship, Sopa, Technology News
Marianne Mollmann

From a human rights perspective, blanket restrictions on specific means of communication should always raise red flags.

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Iran: Hacking Ya-Haq?

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Islamic Republic of Iran, Censorship, Internet Censorship, Anti-Filtering, Ya-Haq, Iran Internet, World News
Reporters Uncensored

The Iranian government's consistent repressive policies towards netizens has increased two fold in recent years as the government continues to step up its program to monitor, censor and persecute dissidents.

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Internet Freedom Is a Human Right

Sen. Chris Coons | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Syria, Internet Freedom, Chris Smith, Iran, Intellectual Property, Mark Kirk, Bob Casey, Internet Censorship, Hillary Clinton, Congress, Internet Security, China, State Department, Senate, Internet Freedom Act, Politics News
Sen. Chris Coons

Internet freedom -- the freedom to exchange thought, opinion, expression, and association to meet political, social, education, or religious objectives -- should not be restricted for law-abiding citizens in the United States or anywhere in the world.

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Somebody You Used to Know Forever and Ever

Amalia Negreponti | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: The Internet, Steve Jobs, Gotye, Facebook, Internet Freedom, Immortality, Internet Censorship, Google, Ipad, Technology News
Amalia Negreponti

The Internet is our first success in the quest for a kind of "forever" and "togetherness." Through its amazing innovations we stay 'on' all the time, connected to one another, alive through this connection of ours.

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Are We Getting China-Africa Media Relations Wrong?

Iginio Gagliardone | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Ghana, Internet, Ethiopia, Censorship, Africa, Internet Censorship, China-Africa Relationship, Chinese Internet, Media Censorship, Chinese Censorship, World News
Iginio Gagliardone

While it is evident how China has been developing a distinctive domestic approach to the Internet and the role of media in society more generally, whether and how the ideas informing this approach are spreading is far less clear.

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UN's ITU Could Become Next Internet Freedom Threat

Edward J. Black | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Internet Freedom, Pipa, Sopa, Internet Censorship, Icann, Free Speech, Cyber Warfare, Cybersecurity, Internet Filtering, Un, Internet Governance, Technology News
Edward J. Black

Some of the lessons learned from the dangers of legislation like SOPA should be the need for forbearance and a well-researched, multi-stakeholder derived policy to avoid unintended consequences.

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Leave Our Net Alone*

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Internet, Censorship, Internet Censorship, Video, Sopa Pipa, Pipa, Sopa Blackout, Internet Security, Stop Internet Piracy Act, Sopa, Media News
Jeff Jarvis

So why are governments so eager to claim authority over it? Why would legacy corporations, industries, and institutions egg them on? Because the net is working better than ever.

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The Anti-SOPA Act?

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: The Free Internet Act, Reddit, Reddit Sopa, Video, Fia, Fia Sopa Alternative, Reddit Sopa Alternative, Acta, Pipa, Sopa Alternative Reddit, Sopa Alternative, Sopa, Internet Censorship, SOPA Bill, Technology News

When two proposed anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA looked as if they could become law, social news site Reddit helped organize a large-scale online pro...

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Keeping SOPA Measures Out of Trade Agreements ACTA, TPP

Edward J. Black | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Stop Online Piracy Act, Copyright Infringement, Pipa, Piracy, Trade. SOPA, Internet Freedom, Economy, Internet Censorship, Acta, Tpp, Innovation, Technology, Technology News
Edward J. Black

Internet users realized during the debate over SOPA and its companion bill, PIPA, that because they were not at the table, they were on the menu. Vowing 'never again,' they have thus set their sights on ACTA.

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Reacting to Reactionary Muslims

Jalees Rehman, M.D. | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Social Media, Islam, Religion News, Religion, Muslim, Human Rights, Twitter, Conservatives, Saudi, Internet Censorship, Censorship, Kashgari, Religion News
Jalees Rehman, M.D.

There are a number of Muslims in Muslim countries who may be willing to oppose the reactionary-conservative movements, but they need additional support, both from within Muslim countries as well as from outside.

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Saki Knafo

Is Outkast's Big Boi A Pirate? How Twitter Cracks Down On Copyright Violations

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: andre3000, Twitter, Pipa, Columbia Records, Free Speech, Online Piracy, Beyonce, Rapup, Outkast, Sopa, Freedom of Speech, John Giacobbi, Big Boi, Piracy, Dmca Requests, Internet Censorship, Copyright Law, Twitter Censorship, Censorship, Technology News

In early June, about three weeks before Beyonce's latest album came out, one of her songs, a collaboration with the rapper Andre 3000, made its way to...

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Complaints By Hindus, Muslims and Christians Force Google To Remove Content

Reuters | Arup Roychoudhury and Harichandan Arakali | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Hindu, Google, Video, Religious Sensitivity, Religious Censorship, Indian Censorship, Reuters, Internet Censorship, Christian, Facebook, Muslim, Religion News

By Arup Roychoudhury and Harichandan Arakali NEW DELHI/BANGALORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Internet giants Google Inc and Fac...

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Thanks, Take Aways From Internet Revolution Over SOPA, PIPA

Edward J. Black | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Internet Freedom, Pipa, Piracy, Copyright, Sopa, Internet Censorship, Mpaa, Wyden, Lofgren, Hollywood, Issa, Politics News
Edward J. Black

The hundreds of thousand of calls to Congress and millions of petition signatures opposing two controversial bills, SOPA and PIPA, have been character...

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SOPA's Dead, What Now?

Ivan J. Parron | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Media, Intellectual Property, Pipa, Entertainment Industry, Internet Censorship, Sopa, Entertainment News
Ivan J. Parron

There are potential alternatives to the draconian SOPA and PIPA, ones that protect intellectual property rights while also protecting the vitality of the Internet and the rights of its users.

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WATCH: Teens Sound Off On SOPA And Internet Censorship

| Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Sopa Opinions, Video, Teens Sopa, Schooltube, Internet Censorship, SOPA Bill, Sopa Blackout, Sopa and Pipa Bills, Sopa, Wikipedia SOPA, High School News

Teens have spoken -- and when it comes to SOPA, they've spoken loudly. More than any other recent legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act has given ri...

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Censorship And SOPA: A Family Dinner Table Talk

The Huffington Post | Sarah H. Lee | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Sopa Protest, Internet Blackout, Family Dinner Download, Family Dinner Table Talk, Pipa, Dinner Download, Internet Censorship, Illegal Streaming, Internet Piracy, Wikipedia Protest, Sopa, Parents News

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: If you were anywhere on the Internet this past Wednesday, you might...

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Battle Over SOPA Shows Why Corporations Need First Amendment Protection

Peter Scheer | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Google, Wikipedia, First Amendment, Apple, Twitter, Microsoft, Free Speech, SOPA Bill, Internet Censorship, Sopa Blackout, Fifth Estate, Pipa, Citizens United, Sopa, Politics News
Peter Scheer

Call this new institution, the corporate power brokers of Silicon Valley and other digital meccas across the country, the Fifth Estate. Pulling the plug on SOPA was the occasion for their political coming out.

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Globalization 2.0: China's Parallel Internet

Eric X. Li | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: China, Internet Censorship, China Internet, China Internet Access, China Internet Censorship, China Internet Rules, China Web Censorship, China Web, China Web Filter, World News
Eric X. Li

China's size and its centralized governance have enabled the creation of a parallel Internet universe connected to and separate from the one outside. China is pursuing a distinctive response to the Internet.

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Major SOPA Supporter Sounds Off On SOPA, Then Deletes Tweet

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Sopa Protest, Jonathan Lamy Riaa, Piracy, Jonathan Lamy, Riaa Sopa, Pipa, Internet Censorship, Wikipedia Blackout, Sopa Supporters, Riaa, Sopa, Technology News

The internet filled with snark on Wednesday, as a slew of websites went dark to protest anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. Not to be outdone by journali...

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Wikipedia Needs Women

Sarah Stierch | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: PIPA Protest, Sopa Protest, Stop Sopa, Internet Censorship Bill, Women and Wikipedia, Sopa Blackout, Wikipedia Blackout, Wikipedia, Internet Censorship, Ada Lovelace, Women and Tech, Women News
Sarah Stierch

As I write this, I watch our team of staff and volunteers slowly black out Wikipedia, and I realize what women would have to lose if this blackout became permanent.

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Zach Carter

Protests Planned To Counter Piracy Bill, Online And In Person

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Stop Online Piracy Act, Google, Politics, Schumer, Tech, Video, Economy, Pipa, Internet Censorship, Protest, Protests, Protect IP, Gillibrand, Sopa, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Google will join thousands of tech activists, entrepreneurs and corporations on Wednesday in protesting the proposed Stop Online Piracy ...

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SOPA/PIPA Discussion: Internet Censorship & The Attack On Tech Innovators

Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Internet, Video, Sopa Pipa, Sopa/Pipa, Boldprogressives, Pipa, Internet Censorship, Sopa Blackout, Sopa Black Out, Sopa, Politics News

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) is hosting a discussion on the SOPA House bill and the PIPA Senate bill at 12:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. ...

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What You Need to Know About the Stop Online Piracy Act in 2012

Alexander Howard | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Internet Freedom, Sopa, Internet, Stop Online Privacy Act, Protect IP, Protect Ip Act, Intellectual Property, Congress and Sopa, Sopa Information 2012, Internet Censorship, Video, Politics News
Alexander Howard

Whether the broadcast networks choose to cover it or not will matter less next year than it would have even a decade ago. The Internet will drive awareness of these bills in 2012 in a way that simply wasn't possible before this moment in history.

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