The modern Big Brothers
January 19th, 2013
Mike Harris explains how modern authoritarian regimes censor their citizens
Tags: Tags: Authoritarian, censorship, China, impunity, Internet censorship, Iran, Michea, press freedom, totalitarian,
Posts Tagged ‘censorship’
“Porn filters” fail parents and children
December 17th, 2012
Index welcomes the government’s rejection of a proposal for mandatory blocking of “internet filth”
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Tags: Tags: censorship, Filters, Internet Blocking, internet freedom, Media, Parental Controls, UK,
The future of internet governance? I wouldn’t start from here
December 17th, 2012
Tags: Tags: censorship, internet freedom, Internet Governance, ITU, Rohan Jayasekera, WCIT,
UK: Public Order Act may drop “insulting” as an offence
December 10th, 2012
Section 5 of the 1986 Public Order Act could be adjusted to remove the word “insulting” from legislation, it was announced today (10 December). Director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer has said that past cases could be classified as “abusive”, as opposed to “insulting”. Section 5 has stirred controversy in the past: in 2010, a Christian preacher was charged with a public order offence for telling a police officer homosexuality was “a sin”. A Home Office spokesman told the Telegraph that it had “consulted on removing ‘insulting’ from the Act and was considering the responses.” The House of Lords will take a vote on the matter on Wednesday (12 December).Tags: Tags: censorship, freedom of expression, insulting, Keir Starmer, offence, Public Order Act, Section 5, UK,
Attacks on journalists and activists must stop
November 23rd, 2012
The International Day to End Impunity is a campaign to highlight the necessity of protecting press freedom around the world, says Padraig Reidy (more…)
US artwork that angered energy industry pulled — could it happen here?
November 16th, 2012
A controversial climate change sculpture was removed after it upset donors from the energy industry in the US. Kevin Smith asks whether corporate sponsorship by companies like BP and Shell has an affect on artistic freedom in the UK
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Tags: Tags: art, Artistic Freedom, censorship, climate change, freedom of expression, Kevin Smith, UK, USA,
Letter from Baku
November 7th, 2012
Witnessing Azerbaijan’s autocracy in action, Mike Harris reports from the Internet Governance Forum
Greece: Europe must defend free speech
November 5th, 2012
Greek Journalist Kostas Vaxevani after his arrest for exposing alleged tax cheats – Athens – Stathis Kalligeris | Demotix
The European Union has a duty to speak out against increasing censorship, writes Rohan Jayasekera (more…)
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