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Censorship in America: House Quietly Reintroduces a Piece of SOPA

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

Even after millions rallied against the passage of SOPA/PIPA, the House is still quietly trying to pass a related bill that would give the entertainment industry more permanent, government-funded spokespeople. The Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet Subcommittee of the…

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Posted in Censorship, Government Control, Internet Censorship, Political Censorship

UK Court Expands ‘Super Injunction’ Censorship Rules To Include Twitter & Facebook

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

There’s been a lot of attention paid recently to the process of super injunctions being issued in the UK, which block newspapers from reporting on certain people or issues (quite frequently, they’re used to get stories of famous people having…

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Son Of COICA: PROTECT IP Act Will Allow For Broad Censorship Powers, Even Granted To Copyright Holders

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 7 Comments

Source: TechDirt As expected, it appears that a new version of COICA is on its way, and it looks like those behind it have ramped up their efforts to make the positioning sound better. Rather than COICA, it’s been renamed…

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Senator Wyden Warns That Domain Seizures And COICA Undermine Internet Freedom

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 4 Comments

Source: TechDirt Senator Wyden continues to be one of the few politicians actually concerned about the impact of the government’s expansive view towards seizing domain names and stifling speech online. His latest is to point out that Homeland Security‘s strategy…

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Technology Trumps ICE Domain Seizures: Browser Plugin Fix Created In Just Days

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

Source: TechDirt As Homeland Security continues to defend the actions of ICE seizing domains names without real due process or concern for prior restraint, it’s not surprising that technologists are quickly designing systems to route around such hamfisted attempts to…