New anti-censorship scheme could make it impossible to block individual sites
A radical new approach to thwarting Internet censorship would essentially turn the whole web into a proxy server, making it virtually impossible for a censoring government to block individual sites.
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Aug 10, 2011 |
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SOPA, PROTECT IP will stifle creativity and diminish free speech, says WUSTL experts
Wikipedia and other sites go dark to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act under consideration in Congress. Three law professors from Washington University in St. Louis, Kevin Collins, Gregory Magarian ...
Jan 18, 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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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.
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Facebook sued for $1 billion over Intifada page
Facebook and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg have been hit with a lawsuit seeking more than $1 billion in damages over a page on the social network which called for a "Third Intifada" against Israel.
Apr 02, 2011 |
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Apple sued for stifling iPod tricks
Internet rights champions have accused Apple of stifling free speech by bullying OdioWorks into ending online sharing of ways to get iPods to work with music websites other than iTunes.
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Should the Internet have an 'off' switch?
A raging debate over new legislation, and its influence on the Internet, has tongues wagging and fingers pointing from Silicon Valley to Washington, D.C.
Feb 21, 2011 |
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US Supreme Court to hear videogames free speech case
The US Supreme Court prepared to hear arguments on Tuesday on whether a California ban on the sale or rental of violent videogames to minors is unconstitutional.
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Ohio high court narrowly interprets anti-porn law
(AP) -- The Ohio Supreme Court has narrowly interpreted a state law aimed to protecting children from online pornography and predators, delivering a blow to free-speech advocates who want it thrown out as unconstitutional.
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Research calls for a new formula for trade mark protection
Trade mark protection serves the needs of trade mark owners well -- but to the detriment of the consuming public and other traders and rivals, says a new study from the University of Leicester.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 18, 2009 |
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Egypt move revives US 'kill switch' debate
Egypt's five-day shutdown of the Internet has revived debate in the United States over how much authority the president should have over the Web in the event of a crisis.
Feb 06, 2011 |
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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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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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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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US author says China media can't cover Google book
(AP) -- The author of a new book about Google will not promote it in China next month because he says the government is restricting the Chinese media's writings about the company since it moved its search engine off the ...
Apr 08, 2010 |
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