German privacy watchdog loses Facebook appeal
A German privacy watchdog has failed in its bid to stop Facebook from forcing users to register with their real names.
Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 24, 2013
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Facebook rejects German demand to allow fake names
Facebook says it won't comply with a German privacy watchdog's demand to let users register with fake names.
Dec 18, 2012
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Artwork records words, beams them to Philly skies
(AP)—A new interactive artwork opening in Philadelphia will make light of your words, but it's probably not what you think.
Sep 16, 2012
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Google says it won't take down anti-Muslim clip
(AP)—Google is refusing a White House request to take down an anti-Muslim clip on YouTube, but is restricting access to it in certain countries.
Sep 16, 2012
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SKorean court ends law requiring real names online
(AP)—A South Korean court ended a law requiring Internet contributors to use their real names to leave comments, ruling unanimously Thursday that the policy undermined free speech.
Aug 23, 2012
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Facebook 'like' in court over free speech
Freedom of speech on Facebook is at the heart of an appeals court case in Virginia involving an elected sheriff who fired staff members who "liked" his rival on the social networking site.
Aug 09, 2012
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Twitter appeals order to hand over protester data
Twitter said Thursday it was appealing a court ruling ordering it to turn over data on one of its users involved in the Occupy Wall Street protest movement.
Jul 19, 2012
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Politics prime target in take-down requests: Google
Political commentary remains a prime target as governments increase the number of requests for Google to remove material from the reach of Internet users.
Jun 18, 2012
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US rejects proposal to put Internet under UN control
US officials, lawmakers and technology leaders voiced firm opposition Thursday to efforts to bring the Internet under UN control, saying it could hurt free expression and commerce.
May 31, 2012
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Twitter passwords bared online
Twitter said that it was trying to figure out how user names and passwords from thousands of accounts apparently wound up posted at an online file sharing website.
May 09, 2012
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Ariz. bill against 'annoying' online to get change
(AP) -- Arizonans venturing online may have to think twice before leaving a comment on a website.
Apr 05, 2012
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Ohio man given choice of Facebook apology or jail
(AP) -- A man who was threatened with jail time for posting comments about his estranged wife on his personal Facebook page unless he posted daily apologies for a month says the court ruling violates his ...
Feb 24, 2012
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Facebook can get you fired: Research reveals the perils of social networking for school employees
School administrators are facing a growing dilemma resulting from social networking that goes beyond preventing cyber-bullying among students. They're also faced with balancing the rights of privacy and free speech of educators ...
Jan 31, 2012
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Twitter CEO says blocking policy over-distilled
(AP) -- Twitter CEO Dick Costolo sought to calm the global outrage over the company's new country-by-country censorship policy on Monday, complaining in part that the issue is being treated with the same kind of shorthand ...
Jan 31, 2012
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Twitter may censor tweets in individual countries
Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.
Jan 27, 2012
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