New laws could could give French authorities web-blocking powers unrivaled in the democratic world. Félix Tréguer reports
France on its way to total Internet censorship?
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CATEGORY: Digital Freedom
‘Voluntary’ website blocking scheme threatens free expression
Leaked documents have revealed British government plans that could seriously affect web users. Peter Bradwell reports
Global internet freedom begins at home
Western policymakers must proceed with caution when considering online surveillance and web-blocking; their actions impact on human rights abroad, argues Cynthia Wong
Uganda: Website editor charged with criminal libel
A journalist appeared in Kampala Magistrates Court yesterday charged with criminal libel. Timothy Kalyegira, the editor of Uganda Record, a website...
WikiLeaks not so simple to replicate after all
Emily Badger: WikiLeaks not so simple to replicate after all
China: Ai Weiwei campaign website attacked by hackers
Change.org, a website which runs an online petition calling for the release of Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, has been hit by DDoS (Distributed Denial...
Thailand: Webmaster sentenced to 13 years in prison
Thanthawut Taweewarodomkul, who operated an anti-government website, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges of lese majeste and...
China: Uighur website editor given seven-year prison sentence
Tursunjan Hezim, Uighur editor of well known website Bilik, has reportedly been given a seven-year prison sentence. The sentence was handed down for...
Thousands of websites blocked in US child porn bungle
Emily Badger: Thousands of websites blocked in child porn bungle
Webmaster trial in Thailand: A case of ‘shooting the messenger’
The case of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, the webmaster on trial in Bangkok, has far-reaching implications for freedom of speech – not just in Thailand, but in the wider region too, argues Gayathry Venkiteswaran
Internet Rights and Wrongs: Choices & Challenges in a Networked World
Remarks delivered by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at George Washington University, 15 February 2011 Thank you all very much and good...
Clinton web speech – preview
Padraig Reidy: Clinton web speech – preview
