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Internet Censorship

FCC Commissioner's Scare Tactics Reach New Low

Josh Silver | Posted 09.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, Fcc, Internet Politics, Comcast Net Neutrality, Internet Censorship, New Media, Media, Comcast, Comcast Interfering, Net Neutrality, FCC Comcast Hearing, Media News
Josh Silver

FCC Commissioner McDowell suggests that any FCC decision that supports Net Neutrality -- the idea that the Internet must be free and open -- is somehow tantamount to government regulation of content.

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Olympics Committee Admits Internet Censorship Deal With China

ABC News | Posted 08.07.2008 | Media

Read More: China Blocks Internet Access, Olympics Foreign Journalists, Olympics, Media Censorship, Beijing Olympics Internet Access, Censorship, Olympics Media, China, Internet Censorship, Media News

Some International Olympic Committee officials cut a deal to let China block sensitive websites despite promises of unrestricted access, a senior IOC ...

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Subcontracting the First Amendment

Leslie Harris | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Spectrum, Unconstitutional, First Amendment Rights, First Amendment, Broadband, Fcc, Broadcast Indecency, National Broadband, Internet Censorship, Censorship, Politics News
Leslie Harris

The First Amendment doesn't allow the FCC to function as an Internet board of review. The real question is why would such a proposal even be put out for comment.

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China Announces Ban On "Illegal" Olympic Sites

Danwei | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media

Read More: China Censorship, Censorship, China, Internet Censorship, Olympics, Media News

Over 20 video websites were "reprimanded" and asked to "stop infringement" by China's Copyright Administration, today's Beijing News reported. These w...

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Huffington Post Blocked in Mainland China

David Flumenbaum | Posted 06.27.2008 | Media

Read More: 2008 Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Internet Censorship, Chinese Censorship, China, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Media News
David Flumenbaum

As the Chinese government begins its pre-Olympics media crackdown, the Huffington Post appears to be the latest victim in a recent wave of Internet censorship.

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Workers' May Day Protest Site Disabled

JB Powell | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Google, May Day Peace Rally, Strike, May Day Workers Strike, Antiwar Strike, ILWU Jack Heyman, Google ILWU, ILWU Strike, May Day Strike, Google Program Policies, Anti-War Strike, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Russ Miyashiro, Google Nancy Ngo, Nancy Ngo, Jack Heyman, ILWU May Day, May Day San Francisco, Google Censorship, May Day San Francisco Strike, Google Strike Censorship, Antiwar Censorship, Antiwar Protests, Antiwar Protests California, Ant-War Protest, Corporate Censorship, Anti-War Protests, Internet Censorship, Home News
JB Powell

One of the May Day strike organizers says Google "came to their senses" because people "from around the world started emailing them and protesting this egregious violation of free speech."

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China Expands Internet Censorship

Variety | Clifford Coonan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Reporters Without Borders, China, Chinese Censorship, Internet Censorship, Media News

Chinese Internet censorship is getting more sophisticated and systematic, which has grim consequences for freedom of expression and media rights, acco...

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