Censorship News
IOC Disapproves China Protest Video On YouTube
19th August 2008
Tibetans all over the world have been protesting Chinese policies and demanding autonomy for themselves. As part of these protests, a candle light vigil was held in Manhattan, last Thursday night, near the Chinese Consulate, during which images of Chinese atrocities were projected. Amongst these images, was the famous Olympic logo. The Olympic rings were then shown turning into handcuffs. These images, were video recorded and put up on YouTube. More »
Iran To Execute Bloggers
10th July 2008
The official news agency of Iran carried a report a while ago stating that the parliament is likely to toughen some of the laws, already in existence and make anti-establishment blogging an offence punishable by death. More »
Plans to Restrict Mobile Usage By Children in Japan
3rd June 2008
An advisory council on education in Japan has suggested to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda that children should be curtailed from using mobile phones, as much as possible. More »
China Manipulates Politics On Google News, YouTube And Yahoo!
18th March 2008
On Saturday 16th March 2008, the government of China blocked access to YouTube in order to prevent videos of the unrest in Tibet from being viewed by Internet users in mainland China. YouTube showed several clippings of the pro-Tibetan-sovereignty protests, taking place in Lhasa. More »
Interview With Matt Colebourne, CEO of coComment
10th March 2008
Farhad Divecha, Director of AccuraCast interviewed Matt Colebourne, CEO of coComment to find out more about his company, the advantages of unified conversation management and the future of blogging worldwide. The conversation took some very interesting turns, especially when the discussion turned to censorship and how services like coComment could help or hurt vulnerable groups in third world countries. More »
Pakistan Bans YouTube, Disrupts Service Worldwide
25th February 2008
Popular video-sharing site, YouTube, was officially blocked by all ISPs in Pakistan under direct orders from the government of the country, in order to prevent citizens from seeing footage from an anti-Islamic film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Accidental propagation of the block led to the YouTube site becoming inaccessible to most Internet users worldwide on Sunday. More »
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