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19 NOV 09
UN statement on the censorship incident at IGF09 SAVE
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The "poster incident" in a perhaps different (at least more elaborated) light than as reported in the pressTAGS
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12 NOV 09
Some Cuban bloggers becoming more defiant of Castro government | McClatchy SAVE
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Carefully, but with daring determination, some Cubans whose blogs once focused largely on the frustrations of daily life are moving toward sharp-edged commentaries and activities that some fear will eventually lead to a crackdown by the communist government.TAGS
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Justice Dept. Asked For News Site's Visitor Lists - Taking Liberties - CBS News SAVE
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In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day.TAGS
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Smashing China's Great Firewall... through trade disputes? - Ars Technica SAVE
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During the Beijing Olympics, 40 athletes bought a pro-Tibet charity album through iTunes. This was such a threat to national security that the Chinese government, never shy with a bit of well-placed censorship, completely blocked iTunes, even after repeated promises to cut down on Internet censorship during the Olympics. China has shown little interest in relaxing most of its Internet restrictions, but a new paper asks whether a novel approach to the question of censorship might force China—and many other countries—to curb their blacklisting ways.TAGS
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09 NOV 09
China Herald: No panic after website got blocked - Jeremy Goldkorn SAVE
Media expert Jeremy Goldkorn saw his website Danwei blocked, but the seasoned business man did not panic, although he lost 30 percent of his traffic overnight, he tells the CIB Magazine.TAGS
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Threatened Voices | Tracking suppression of online free speech SAVE
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A collaborative mapping project to build a database of bloggers who have been threatened, arrested or killed for speaking out online and to draw attention to the campaigns to free them.TAGS
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Venezuela bans violent video games: a first-person guest essay - Boing Boing SAVE
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"...they gave me challenges and vastly improved my English, opening the door to a whole new world of literature, music and people from all around the world.TAGS