WikiLeaks, a Napster-style Internet gamechanger for 2010
If 1999 was the Year of Napster in the history of the Internet then 2010 will go down as the Year of WikiLeaks.
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Dec 14, 2010
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Page 12 - News tagged with internet freedom
China defends Internet 'Great Firewall'
China on Tuesday defended its right to censor the Internet, saying it needed to do so to ensure state security, and cautioned other nations to respect how it polices the world's largest online population.
Internet
Jun 8, 2010
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Pakistani court orders gov't to block Facebook
(AP) -- A Pakistani court ordered the government Wednesday to block Facebook because of a page that encourages users to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, a senior legal official said.
Internet
May 19, 2010
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Thailand censors more websites as protests persist
(AP) -- George Orwell's "1984" had its Big Brother, and Thailand has Ranongrak Suwanchawee. The country's information minister stares down from billboards along Bangkok's expressways, warning that "Bad websites are detrimental ...
Internet
May 8, 2010
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China's busy blogosphere no harbinger of political freedom, open speech: study
A study by communication researchers at the University at Buffalo confirms what was made evident by the very public Google-Chinese government dispute over Internet censorship: the fact that China's cyberculture is changing ...
Internet
Apr 29, 2010
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China jails 3 online activists; many show support
(AP) -- A Chinese court jailed three people Friday who posted material on the Internet to help an illiterate woman pressure authorities to reinvestigate her daughter's death, one defendant's lawyer said, in a trial that ...
Internet
Apr 16, 2010
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EU to seek publication of anti-piracy deal
(AP) -- The European Union said Monday it wants the United States and others to publish a draft global anti-piracy deal to end rumors that it advocates cutting off Internet access for illegal downloaders.
Internet
Mar 22, 2010
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US lawmakers seek action on Internet freedom
US lawmakers from the two major parties on Tuesday issued a joint call for government action to ensure Internet freedom overseas amid alarm at China's cyber-censorship.
Internet
Mar 9, 2010
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Berlusconi moves to impose Internet regulation
(AP) -- Silvio Berlusconi is moving to extend his grip on Italy's media to the freewheeling Internet world of Google and YouTube.
Internet
Jan 22, 2010
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China: Clinton Internet speech harms ties with US
(AP) -- China rejected Friday a call by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the lifting of restrictions on the Internet in the communist country, denouncing her criticism as false and damaging to bilateral ...
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Jan 22, 2010
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