Re-Published from eff.org (Creative Commons) Written by Jillian C. York. The reactions over the past week to a video, ‘The Innocence of Muslims’—made by an Egyptian-American Christian and later shown by Egyptian television, sparking riots—have varied wildly. While some governments…
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says there is a “great eagerness” in her country for U.S. sanctions to be removed. AIn a Tuesday speech in Washington, she said U.S. relations with Burma should be based on accountability. “I…
Brought to you by our friends at open-site.org (Creative Commons License) If you think identity theft is the worst-case-scenario of Internet use, you clearly don’t live in any of the nations that make the list of top “Enemies of the…
Hundreds of Pakistanis protesting an anti-Islam video produced in the United States have clashed with police as they tried to march toward the U.S. Consulate in the southern city of Karachi. Police fired tear gas and water cannon at the…
Re-Published from one of our friends in cyberspace – occupythebanks.com Gulietto Chiesa interviews Ferdinando Imposimato, honorary president of the Italian Supreme court (Cotre di Cassazione). English translation of the video transcript. Translated by Anonymous. starts aT 00:29 GC: Until…
Chinese journalists say they ‘can think but can’t write, can write but can’t publish.’ The suicide this week of a top features editor at the Communist Party official newspaper People’s Daily has sent shock waves through the tightly controlled world…
The Burmese government announced on Monday the lifting—after 50 years—of direct censorship of print media, removing requirements that journalists submit articles on religion or politics for government review before publication. Private daily newspapers remain banned, though, and regulations against publishing…
The “Innocence of Muslims” And The Spread Of Internet Rumor Once again, the world is learning the hard way that in the tinderbox of religion and politics, the Internet can be gasoline. This week’s shocking attack on a U.S. consulate…
While the sensible thing would be for me to go to bed, a rather creepy dream still lingers in my head. So before I close my eyes and call it a night, I’ll bring my digital delusion to light. It…
Censorship in America 