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Australia defends controversial web filter

Australia on Wednesday dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet and denied the system could be abused to silence free speech.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Australian Internet 'blacklist' prompts concern

(AP) -- A whistle-blower organization claims a secret list of Web sites that Australian authorities are proposing to ban includes such innocuous destinations as a dentist's office.

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created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 8




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Hollywood v Silicon Valley in US piracy battle

The anti-piracy battle gripping Washington and the Internet pits two US West Coast power bases directly against each other: Hollywood is taking on Silicon Valley over the right to make money online.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 21, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 21

Wikipedia to be blacked out over anti-piracy bill (Update)

Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia ...

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created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 10

Internet architects oppose US online piracy bills

A group of prominent architects of the Internet added their voices Thursday to those opposing legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy.

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created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Piracy vs. an open Internet

To avoid the reach of U.S. copyright laws, numerous online pirates have set up shop in countries less willing or able to enforce intellectual property rights. Policymakers agree that these "rogue" sites pose a real problem ...

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created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Environmentalists call for toilets on Everest

An environmental group is asking the Nepal government to consider installing portable toilets on Mount Everest for climbers caught short at the roof of the world.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New anti-censorship scheme could make it impossible to block individual sites

A radical new approach to thwarting Internet censorship would essentially turn the whole web into a proxy server, making it virtually impossible for a censoring government to block individual sites.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

French Internet company seeks $419 mln from Google

(AP) -- Google faces a new, multimillion-dollar challenge in Europe after a French Internet company filed a lawsuit Tuesday saying the search engine giant unfairly squeezed out competitors in France.

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created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US lawmakers to push for online piracy bill

Democratic and Republican members of the US Congress pledged Monday to pass legislation that would give US authorities more tools to crack down on websites engaged in piracy of movies, television shows and music and the ...

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created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 10

Facebook revamps comments platform for websites

Facebook is revamping a platform designed to power the frequently unruly comments space on websites.

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created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

US state scrutinizes Google search tactics

The top attorney for the state of Texas on Wednesday revealed a list of demands for inside information intended to ferret out whether Google abused its power in the online search ad arena.

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created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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