Padraig Reidy: The great copyright debate
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Padraig Reidy
Padraig Reidy is the editor of Little Atoms and a columnist for Index on Censorship. He has also written for The Observer, The Guardian, and The Irish Times.
A twist in the tale of the man arrested for not smiling at the Olympics
Padraig Reidy: A twist in the tale of the man arrested for not smiling at the Olympics
The strange cyber-utopianism of the internet censor
Padraig Reidy: The strange cyber-utopianism of the internet censor
Tom Daley and how to deal with Twitter fools
The tale of the Twitter abuse of Olympic diver Tom Daley has dominated social media today. Daley, who came a disappointing fourth along with synchronised diving partner Pete Waterfield in their event yesterday, was subjected to abuse, then...
Twitter joke trial on Airstrip One
Christopher Hitchens believed that the battle for free speech is “an all out confrontation between the ironic and the literal mind”. Today at the Royal Courts of Justice, a significant blow was struck for the forces of irony, humour and free speech...
Twitter joke trial decision a victory for free speech
Index on Censorship welcomes today’s decision in the high court to overturn the conviction of Paul Chambers in what has become known as the Twitter Joke Trial
LOCOG strikes again! Newsagent's Olympic bunting targeted
We really don't want to go on about this...no, actually, lets. After the Twitter censorship, the links policy fiasco, and the Box Hill newsletter ban, the organisers of the London Olympics have turned their attention to an east London newsagent who...
LOCOG bars sale of village magazine during Olympic cycling race
A village magazine has been barred from sale along the route of the 2012 Olympic cycling road race. After the success of Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish in the Tour de France this year, thousands are expected to flock to Box Hill,...
Russia: Court censors LiveJournal
A court in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, has blocked [Ru] popular blogging platform LiveJournal after one page was accused of publishing "extremist" material. The ban, which will affect an estimated 60,000 Livejournal account holders in the region, and...
What?!? Now we're not even allowed to link to the Olympics website?
Padraig Reidy: What?!? Now we’re not even allowed to link to the Olympics website?
Defend Edwina Currie!
Padraig Reidy: Defend Edwina Currie!
Dara Ó Briain on libel reform
Dara Ó Briain on libel reform