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.
Internet
Feb 21, 2011
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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.
Internet
Dec 14, 2010
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Parenting study: Italians strict, French moderate, Canadians lenient
Canadian teenagers enjoy more freedom than French and Italian peers, according to a new study published in the Journal of Adolescence. The investigation, which examined how parents fashion emotional bonds and exert behavioural ...
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2010
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Bing blocks online sex searches in Middle East: study
The Open Net Initiative (ONI) on Friday said Microsoft's search engine Bing is more prudish than government censors when it comes to sex-related online queries.
Internet
Mar 6, 2010
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Google, Yahoo zero in on Internet 'freedom' bill
Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican lawmaker to pass legislation that could restrict their ability to take a nuanced approach to operating in "repressive" foreign ...
Internet
Nov 24, 2009
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Cyber attacks continue at Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal
Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal said Monday they were continuing to fend off cyber attacks that last week derailed the popular Internet services.
Internet
Aug 10, 2009
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Academic freedom declining globally, index finds
Just one in three people live a nation that guarantees the independence of universities and research, according to an annual index warning that academic freedom is declining worldwide, particularly in Russia, China and India.
Education
Apr 4, 2024
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Academic freedom unevenly distributed: Report
Academic freedom today is not available for 3.6 billion people, or 45.5% of the world's population. After a global peak in academic freedom in 2006, the situation today is comparable to circumstances fifty years ago in 1973.
Education
Mar 7, 2024
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Viewpoint: Being homeless means not being free—as Americans are supposed to be
Homelessness is a state of deprivation. Those who are homeless need shelter to be safe; they don't have it. They need a toilet for basic bodily functions; they don't have one. They need a shower to keep clean; they don't ...
Social Sciences
Nov 20, 2023
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Friends with benefits—what a sex and relationship therapist wants you to know
There are many kinds of sexual situations people can get into—everything from committed monogamous relationships to a one-night stand. But friends with benefits (FWB) situations are often still seen as controversial, perhaps ...
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2023
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