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Bill would penalize companies that aid net censorship: Bill would penalize companies that aid net censorshipThis is nonsense ...Any company wanting to do business anywhere in the world has to abide by the laws of that nation. We cannot imposed the First Amendment on the Chinese Government any more than they can imposed censorship on us. ...; Tags: Government, Vertical industries, censorship; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Will the Internet remain neutral?: Will the Internet remain neutral?Let the sheeple read their daily gossipbut for goodness sake don't stop us techie types from pushing the boundaries (which creates new technologies).I think creation forces are as big as market forces in the internet arena. It's not like there's just this one product in the...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), market-force, censorship, Internet, Internet Service Provider; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Google's proxy: Internet censorship; Schmidt's security detail: Google filed its proxy statement with the SEC on Tuesday and detailed an attempt to get the search giant to stand up to Internet censorship abroad. Google recommended shareholders vote against the effort. The Internet censorship proposal was raised by the Office of the Comptroller of New...; Tags: Shareholder, Security, Google Inc., Censorship, Internet, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-25
So the net routes around censorship? Tell it to China: So the net routes around censorship? Tell it to ChinaEver talk to a Chinese student?Talk to someone actually in China, particularly younger people. The "Great Firewall of China" is considered a joke by most people I've talked to, and in practice appears more like brownouts then any effective censorship organ....; Tags: INTERNET, net route, censorship, Chinese People; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
So the net routes around censorship? Tell it to China: China has succeeded in blocking the flow of news about its crackdown on Tibetan protesters – at least in China. While Western news outlets are getting information out to the rest of the world, many Chinese remain in the dark. (This photo is of Tsezin Totsang (a 32-year old male...; Tags: China, Censorship, Tibet, Internet, Blogging, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-18

WikiLeaks Not Shut Down: WikiLeaks has not been shut down. It's more available than ever. I had not intended on commenting about this story. I have seen it and seen it, ever since the Web was spun. Local government tries to suppress something, data gets routed offshore. Chinese...; Tags: Censorship, Judge, News, WikiLeaks, Web Site Development, Government, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-02-20
Chinese dogowner's lawsuit may signal resistance to censorship: It might be a sign that Chinese citizens are increasingly unwilling to submit to government censorship. A dog owner is taking on government officials by filing suit over their censorship of his blog post, The Washington Post reports. "It is so funny that people...; Tags: China, Lawsuit, Censorship, Dog Owner, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-12-26
Advocacy groups in war of words over need to investigate Comcast's alleged BitTorrent throttling: Just a little while ago, I received an email from MoveOn.org, with their reaction to a letter that the Hands Off the Internet coalition sent to FCC Chair Kevin Martin on Wednesday, requesting that the regulatory body investigate Comcast's possible throttling of Bit Torrent traffic. First, to...; Tags: FCC, Censorship, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., MoveOn.org, AT&T Corp., Internet, Federal Government, Government, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-11-09
Australia pushes further Web censorship: Australia pushes further Web censorshipAnd coming soon...to America, courtesy of the Bush Administration, IF they have their way.RE: Australia pushes further Web censorshipI didn't know that Australia was the new China. Nothing on the internet should be blocked by a government. That's something that Hitler would do.RE: Australia...; Tags: INTERNET, Channel management, Homeland security, Web censorship, censorship, Web; Discussion threads 2007-09-21
AT&T censors Pearl Jam, sparking up net neutrality debate: What does Pearl Jam have to do with net neutrality? After AT&T censored a supposedly live webcast of a Pearl Jam concert, in which Eddie Vedder tossed off a couple of anti-Bush ad libs during a cover of Pink Floyd's "The Wall," the band complained bitterly not...; Tags: Censorship, Webcast, AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-09-07
NY police commissioner: 'Internet is the new Afghanistan': NY police commissioner: 'Internet is the new Afghanistan'I agreeMan this guy is on top of things! Free expression and individual rights are defiantly problems. When people have the ability to share ideas and express them selfs they sometimes come up with ideas that go against the mainstream. What we really...; Tags: Homeland security, censorship, terrorism, Internet, INTERNET IS, tower, 9/11 commission; Discussion threads 2007-08-15
MI Senate blocks liberal blog, then relents: Michigan Republicans don't like the liberal blog Blogging for Michigan and so Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop's chief of staff had the website blocked from Senate computers, the Detroit Free Press reports.The move was greeted with howls of "censorship." "It's a case of censorship, plain and simple. It's a very...; Tags: Censorship, Blog, U.S. Senate, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-08-07
Study: Internet censorship spreading: Study: Internet censorship spreadingUS once again leading the way ...It surprises anyone that censorship is on the rise? Why?The US Attorney General favors broad censorship laws in the US. The usual suspects are quoted: porn, "terrorists", and online gambling. But combined with the prospect of secret investigations and unsupervised police...; Tags: INTERNET, Monitors & displays, government, right-wing, censorship, MSN, 9/11 commission; Discussion threads 2007-07-28
Chinese protesters defy media control with text power: Get ready for the new grassroots organizing tool ... the cellphone. In China, where traditional media is tightly controlled, activists are using text messaging to quickly generate protests against government activities, reports the Washington Post Foreign Service.In June 2007, when a giant chemical factory was slated to be built in...; Tags: Mobile/wireless, International, Censorship, China; Blog posts 2007-07-02
Thailand lifts YouTube blockade: Repressive governments don't like the idea of the obstreperous YouTube. But Thailand, one of many countries which has banned YouTube, has had a change of heart, reports TechSpot.Last April, the Thai government -- which took power in a coup -- declared an outright ban on YouTube after a video that...; Tags: International, Censorship; Blog posts 2007-06-27
China bans new Internet cafes until net culture is cleaned up: In what is likely a futile effort to "clean-up" Internet culture, China officials have announced that they aren't going to issue any new licenses for Internet cafes, reports the Associated Press. No new licenses will be given until regulators investigate concerns that online material is harming young people.Officials are...; Tags: China, Censorship; Blog posts 2007-06-05
China backs off on real-name registration for bloggers: China, often criticized for jailing journalists who speak out against government policies, has bowed to pressure from the outside world. It is backing off from a requirement that bloggers use their real names when they register blogs, reports Reuters. That's right, blogs still have to be registered with the...; Tags: Censorship, China; Blog posts 2007-05-24
Pentagon bans MySpace, YouTube, MTV, etc. on DoD networks: Pentagon bans MySpace, YouTube, MTV, etc. on DoD networksThis is nothing new to most users of DoD networks..These types of sites have ALWAYS been prohibited by DoD policies. This is not censorship in anyway shape or form because they are simply restricting what information may flow through THEIR network, which...; Tags: NETWORKING, Is it ZDnet, DoD Network, MTV, MySpace, Pentagon, U.S. Department of Defense, censorship, network, YouTube Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-05-14
Digg in tough spot with DMCA debacle: Digg in tough spot with DMCA debacleCensorship is not an optionNo one, and I mean nobody can lay copyright claim to a set of numbers. AACS LA is doing what countless others in their industry have tried, which is to abuse the DMCA by filing frivolous take down notices. Bullying...; Tags: Digital media, censorship, AACS LA, Digg, DMCA; Discussion threads 2007-05-02
MySpace China, a place for censorship: MySpace China, a place for censorshipMySpace China, Ethics out the window when there is money to be madeIt is pathetic that one of the world's fastest growing economies and one of the most populous and powerful countries is so afraid of its own citizenship. Obviously, they don't want their citizens...; Tags: Business ethics, MySpace China, MySpace, censorship; Discussion threads 2007-04-29