Internet Censorship

Threatened Voices Charts Bloggers Under Attack Around The World

Huffington Post | Posted 11.04.2009 | World


Blogging from a fancy office in Soho, it is easy to forget how dangerous it can be for bloggers around the world to do their work. But just last month...

Moment of Clarity - How To Easily Win on Net Neutrality

Lee Camp | Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy


Lee Camp

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Oh Noes, You're Outrage: Hating On The Family Guy Critics

Brandon Mendelson | Posted 11.24.2009 | Comedy


Brandon Mendelson

If we don't stand up to bullies like this, it won't end until bland, stale programming, not targeted to anyone in particular, airs on every single channel, on every time of night, on every website around the world.

Brave Editor Defends Publishing AP's Controversial "Dying Marine" Photo

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


Greg Mitchell

I chronicled the controversy over a photograph shot in Afghanistan that captured the moments after a U.S. Marine was mortally wounded by a grenade. It's fascinating to look at one case study.

President Hu, Tear Down This Firewall

Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 09.14.2009 | World


Gilbert B. Kaplan

When Obama meets with President Hu next month, he should emulate one of his predecessors -- in fact one he has spoken of admiringly before -- and say something that could change history.

AT&T Censoring the Net?

Mark Jeffrey | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media


Mark Jeffrey

If you are a common carrier -- and you are not China or Iraq -- then you'd better behave in a fashion that supports full, open and transparent communication.

Thoughts on Facebook from China

Olivia Sterns | Posted 08.22.2009 | World


Olivia Sterns

It's not news that the Chinese government actively works to prevent the free flow of information, but what I did find surprising were the mixed emotions about it amongst the Chinese I met.

Iran Internet Censorship Second To China

Global Post | Tom Abate | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


When Iranian protesters used internet services like Twitter to gain global attention they also reminded the world that oppressive regimes continue to ...

Twittercraft: Foreign Policy by Other Means

Michael Shtender-Auerbach | Posted 08.06.2009 | Media


Michael Shtender-Auerbach

For better and for worse, America's technology companies have a demonstrated record of driving crucial foreign policy outcomes, and Washington must make it known when it believes a foreign cause is just.

Internet Censorship Legislation Could Make It Illegal For U.S. Companies To Aid Repressive Governments

The Guardian | Bobbie Johnson and Daniel Nasaw | Posted 07.31.2009 | World


Internet activists are urging Barack Obama to pass legislation that would make it illegal for technology companies to collaborate with authoritarian c...

Eric Schmidt: Internet Censorship Is Futile

Telegraph | Published: 11:27AM BST 29 Jun 2009 | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media


Google CEO Schmidt said he hoped that the use of websites such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to spread information about events such as the Iranian...

In the Digital Iran, Censorship and Surveillance Merge

Bob Ostertag | Posted 07.26.2009 | World


Bob Ostertag

For nearly two weeks, they have managed to keep one step ahead of the Iranian censors. But censoring these communications and surveilling them are very different matters.

US Makes Official Complaint To China Over Internet Censorship

Financial Times | Posted 07.23.2009 | Media


The US has complained officially to China over its strict new internet censorship rules as tension builds over an issue causing consternation among in...

Beijing Hiring Army Of Internet Censors

Financial Times | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media


The city of Beijing is planning to hire thousands of internet censors in a fresh sign of the authorities' attempts to tighten their grip on cyberspace...

F*ck Your Mother Ship, F*ck Censorship

Disgrasian | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


Disgrasian

This is China we're talking about, so the video isn't just funny, punny wordplay. The grass-mud horse video has become a national symbol of resistance to authority and censorship.

In Italy, the Web is Going to Be a Really Dangerous Place

Luca Sofri | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


Luca Sofri

In Italy, the big community of web users and bloggers is still ignored in newsrooms and considered to be a bunch of kids and rebels by politicians.

Geolocation Filtering: How to Alienate Business Customers Without Really Trying

Jillian York | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media


Jillian York

Just as DVD region codes limit viewing to a geographic area, the geofiltering of web-based videos and other sites limits viewers from outside of a particular region from accessing them.

Tila Tequila Likes to F*ck...with Free Speech

Disgrasian | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media


Disgrasian

It sounds a helluva lot like Tila Tequila believes in censorship. Of the very same medium that made her, which, frankly, we find shockingly ungrateful.

Ridding the Internet of Child Porn: Filtering Isn't the Answer

Jillian York | Posted 03.09.2009 | Media


Jillian York

Wikileaks recently posted the filtering lists of Denmark and Finland, effectively publicizing a slew of child pornography sites.

Internet Censorship: Dead or Just Dormant?

Leslie Harris | Posted 03.05.2009 | Media


Leslie Harris

Will the Obama administration slam the coffin on Internet censorship laws once and for all? It would seem so. However, it's not clear the Congress will fall in line.

Ding-Dong, COPA is Dead!

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


Theresa Darklady Reed

After struggling to thrive for 13 agonizing years, the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) was allowed to die quietly today. As expected, the nation's conservatives see this as a betrayal.

Fair Trade Suffers When China Censors The Internet. It's Not Just A Human Rights Issue.

Michael A. Santoro and Wendy Goldberg | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Michael A. Santoro and Wendy Goldberg

We are accustomed to thinking of censorship purely as a human rights issue, but for information providers and technology companies, censorship acts as a trade barrier.

I'm a Writer, Not a Child Pornographer

Twanna A. Hines | Posted 01.31.2009 | Media


Twanna A. Hines

I heard Facebook removed a picture of a breastfeeding woman, and Craigslist tightened the reins on their erotic services section. However, I wasn't overly-concerned with electronic censorship -- until it directly affected me.

Web Sites Could Get Movie-Style Ratings

Reuters | Posted 01.27.2009 | Media


The kind of ratings used for films could be applied to Web sites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensiv...

Blind Faith: The Slippery Slope To Internet Censorship

Martin Lewis | Posted 01.08.2009 | Media


Martin Lewis

95% of British internet users have been prevented from accessing an article on Wikipedia because it contains an image -- presented in an encyclopedic manner -- of the jacket of a 1976 heavy metal album.