21 Internet Companies Fight Web Control in India
In India, 21 Internet companies, including such giants as Google and Facebook, are fighting a lawsuit after the government authorized their prosecution for failing to block offensive content that...
View ArticleFacebook, Google Remove Content in India After Warning
Google and Facebook removed allegedly offensive content from some of their Indian websites Monday, following a court ruling seen as a test for online censorship in the world's largest democracy. The...
View ArticleBeijing Sets March Deadline for Microblog Users to Register Using Real Names
Chinese media reports say that Internet users in Beijing will no longer be able to post anonymous comments on microblogs as of mid-March. The official newspaper of China's Communist Party, the People's...
View ArticleInternet Pact Sparks Outrage Across Europe
Tens of thousands of Europeans braved bitterly cold temperatures to rally against a controversial treaty intended to protect intellectual property. Anger spilled into the streets of European cities,...
View ArticleChina Punishes Internet Sites for Coup Talks
China's state media say the government has closed down 16 websites, arrested six people, and punished two social media sites for circulating rumors about a coup. Xinhua said late Friday the crackdown...
View ArticleA Whole New Web: .blog, .bank among Proposed New Internet Suffixes
The Internet suffix .com is set to face competition after Wednesday's unveiling of nearly 2,000 applications for new web address endings. The U.S.-based organization that oversees website domain names...
View ArticleRussia Passes Law to Censor Internet
Russian lawmakers have approved a bill that gives the government the power to blacklist websites containing what officials consider objectionable material. The State Duma, or lower house of parliament,...
View ArticleCambodia Arrests Pirate Bay Co-Founder at Sweden’s Request
Cambodian authorities have arrested one of the co-founders of the popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay at the request of Sweden, where he faces a jail sentence for violating copyright laws. A...
View ArticlePhilippines Suspends Controversial Cybercrime Law
The Philippines Supreme Court has suspended a controversial new cybercrime law that critics say infringes on free speech. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Tuesday the court issued a temporary...
View ArticleChina Requires Real-Name Internet Registration
China's official news agency says the government has tightened controls on Internet users by enacting rules requiring them to register their real names. The state Xinhua news agency said lawmakers...
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