Online misogny is a complex problem with no single solution, says Padraig Reidy
We can make Twitter better, but never perfect
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Bettencourt case: Censorship, Mediapart and the butler’s tapes
Mass surveillance or just Big Data?
States, and companies, collecting huge amounts of data on people and populations around the world. Is this a mass surveillance nightmare – the digital Stasi roaming free – or just big data and we should get over it? Kirsty Hughes writes
Will women benefit from fewer lads mags?
As the the Co-operative chain tells magazines such as Nuts and Zoo to clean up their act, Nichi Hodgson asks if women really benefit
Can we change how we talk about the web?
If we want the web to be a positive place for young people, we need to start talking about the positive things that happen there, says Padraig Reidy
Turkey: Yavuz Baydar sacked after columns criticising government
Journalist Yavuz Baydar has been fired by Turkish daily newspaper Sabah, after articles he wrote criticising the government were censored, Padraig Reidy reports
Yemeni journalist released from prison
Abdul-Elah Haider Shaye was freed last night in Yemen after being kept in prison for three years at the request of Barack Obama. Iona Craig reports
India moves toward media regulation
As talk in India turns to media plurality and regulation, attention is turning to murky ownership structures and monopolistic practices. Mahima Kaul reports
David Cameron’s King Canute moment
The Prime Minister’s touching belief that he can clean up the web with technology is misguided and even dangerous, says Padraig Reidy
Europe divided over mass surveillance?
Is there enough common ground between German, UK or even Russian politicians to push for real changes in US (and UK and French) snooping? Kirsty Hughes writes