News tagged with internet censors

Dutch court orders companies to block Pirate Bay

A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered two major Internet service providers in the Netherlands to block their customers from accessing The Pirate Bay website or face large fines.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Middle East censors wield Western software: report

Even as Western leaders call for democratic freedom in the Middle East, software from US and Canadian firms is being wielded by censors in oppressive regimes, a report has said.

Technology / Software

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Some blocked websites now accessible in China

(AP) -- Some websites, including ones with pornography, that were previously blocked by China's Internet censors were accessible inside the country Friday, though reasons for the change were unclear.

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created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Gov't won't classify proxies as 'sophisticated' (Update)

(AP) -- The U.S. government has dropped - for now - a plan to classify the use of "proxy" servers as evidence of sophistication in committing a crime.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

US mulls stiffer sentences for common Net proxies

(AP) -- "Proxy" servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink.

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created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4