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Internet censorship could damage India's democracy - The Guardian

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Internet censorship could damage India's democracy
The Guardian
Twitter is seething over the news that internet giants, including Google and Facebook, have been told to remove offensive content from the web following a court order from the Indian government. Some say that India is becoming a censored state, ...
Google, Facebook Comply With India's New Internet Censorship RulesSearch Engine Land
Google bows to censors in IndiaSan Jose Mercury News
World Censorship NewsPC Magazine
The Australian -The Drum
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Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 04:14:58 PM

Internet Freedom Could Turn on 'Middle Countries' - CIO

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Internet Freedom Could Turn on 'Middle Countries'
CIO
Between the free-expression camp and the hard-line regimes with strict censorship policies are a host of important, growing nations that are just beginning to delve into the work of crafting Internet policy. And those countries could hold the key.

Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 04:14:58 PM

Web providers hit out at 'censorship' of internet porn - Irish Independent

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Web providers hit out at 'censorship' of internet porn
Irish Independent
By Mark O'Regan and Kevin Keane IRISH internet providers have criticised a decision by their counterparts in the UK to impose a blanket ban on pornography -- branding the decision as "nothing less than censorship". Under a new scheme introduced last ...
Irish internet providers give porn their full supportJOE
Irish ISPs Lash Out at British Porn Opt-In PlanXBIZ
Irish service providers criticise banning of pornography sitesInsideireland.ie

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Teens: Internet censorship is wrong - San Jose Mercury News

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The Indypendent

Teens: Internet censorship is wrong
San Jose Mercury News
one of my friends joked about the recent Internet protests against government censorship. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act are both well-intentioned laws. But by trying to stop illegal downloading of copyrighted material (like movies ...
Internet censorship bills postponedNorth Wind Online
Internet censorship threatenedRichland Chronicle
Democrats and Internet CensorshipThe Indypendent
Antiwar.com -Huffington Post
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Net freedom experts disagree on Twitter censorship - Nextgov

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Net freedom experts disagree on Twitter censorship
Nextgov
"Either you're on the side of an open Internet, or you're enabling repression. We really think that's the choice." Roggensack was speaking at a panel discussion on global Internet freedom sponsored by the Media Access Project, a nonprofit law firm and ...
Twitter Annouces Policy To Censor Certain InformationUT The Daily Texan
How Twitter is Used Around the WorldPC Magazine
Editorial: As Twitter expands, legal issues aboundMinneapolis Star Tribune

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Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 04:14:58 PM

The SOPA/PIPA Money Trail - The Latest | Free Press

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The SOPA/PIPA Money Trail
The Latest | Free Press
Before the Web blacked out to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act PIPA) — the Internet-censorship bills that faced massive opposition online — there was another SOPA blackout. This one came courtesy of the TV news ...
Computer Science Prof. Mark Sherriff discusses Stop Online Piracy ActUniversity of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
SOPA stalled thanks to global rallyBaruch College The Ticker
Internet protests could be equalizerThe Hill
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Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 04:14:58 PM