Tag Archives: Internet censorship

Iceland resists Pirate Party push for early elections

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Following the pseudo-resignation of its Prime Minister, whom the leaked Panama Papers tied to an offshore holding company, Iceland's ruling coalition remains in turmoil. Despite appointing a new PM on Thursday, the government is facing calls for earl...

Amazon, Microsoft, and U.S. Cloud Companies in Hot Water over Chinese Censorship

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The Chinese government is tightening its grip on Internet censorship as it targets U.S. cloud companies including Amazon, Microsoft, and Akamai Technologies. According to the Wall Street Journal,...

Protest turns to Mayhem in Albuquerque

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque's mayor said that a more than 10-hour protest over recent police shootings turned from peaceful into "mayhem," as officers in riot gear clashed with hundreds of...

Albuquerque police face hundreds of protesters

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of protesters marched past riot police in Albuquerque on Sunday, days after a YouTube video emerged threatening retaliation for a recent deadly police shooting. The...

Kerry presses China to ease Internet controls

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BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday he urged Chinese leaders to support Internet freedom and promised to look into whether American companies help Beijing curb access to...

Google’s Schmidt Discusses Possible Internet Censorship In Russia,Moving Servers Out Of U.S.

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Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, believes Russia might follow China in censoring the Internet. Speaking at the recent Paley Center for Media’s International Council summit in New York,...
    






Britain’s Biggest Internet Provider Offers Censorship Of Sex Ed, Abortion, LGBT Content

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Britain’s largest internet provider, BT, is offering its customers the option to block sex education, “gay and lesbian lifestyle” websites, and non-adult content about sexual health, as UK Prime...