The SOPA Anti-piracy bill has been scuttled, but the Senate's PIPA bill sails on
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Sweden Grants Religious Recognition To File-Sharing Church
Sweden has accepted that a "church" which believes in file-sharing as a religion: a move that will not please the Hollywood studios
Hactivists Plot Satellite System To Bypass Web Censorship
So called hacktivists are considering an outlandish plan to launch their own satellites to create a free space-based Internet, immune to censorship
Belarus Restricts Access To Foreign Websites
Belarusians will be fined up to £81 if they conduct business on foreign websites un der a law that comes in on Friday
O2 Error Blocks Church Website Over Adult Content Claim
Users unable to access church Website for four months due to O2's 18-plus rating
Beijing Clamps Microblogs With Registration Regulation
China continues its online clampdown after ordering the registration of real names on microblog sites
India Urges Tech Firms To Cut Offensive Content
India is urging Google, Microsoft and Facebook to halt the uploading of “objectionable” web content
Google Sued By Max Mosley For ‘Orgy’ Search
The former head of FIA, Max Mosley wants Google to remove damaging search results proactively
Google Continues Silent Censorship
Google blocks lazy pirates by refusing to autocomplete the names of certain sites
SOPA: An Act That Would Break The Internet
The US House Of Representatives' Stop Online Piracy Act would break e-commerce and still fail to prevent piracy, says Wayne Rash
Chinese Firms Agree To Increase Online Censorship
Chinese firms have pledged to increase their censorship of online content as part of a government crack down
Government Asks YouTube To Pull Down 135 Videos
The UK government is increasingly asking YouTube to block videos for security reasons, Google report says
Beijing Defends Right To Censor Internet
The Chinese government has defended its “Great Firewall Of China” following fresh American pressure
ISPs Defend New Porn Filtering Measures
Virgin Media, BT, Sky and TalkTalk say their new child-protection measures will not affect existing customers
Lib Dems Mount Digital Economy Act Challenge
The Liberal Democrats have fulfilled a promise to challenge the Digital Economy Act in a Parliamentary debate
ISPs Launch Stronger Porn Block Features
BT, Sky, Talk Talk and Virgin will offer users an 'active choice' to block adult content at the point of purchase
Rights Group Says Cisco Aided Chinese Persecution
Cisco knowingly provided the Chinese government with technology to spy on Falun Gong members, say critics
Cameron Would Be Crazy To Block Social Networks
The prime minister's suggestion that social networks should be blocked during riots was just puff, says Sophie Curtis
Data Smuggling Software Defeats China Firewall
Computer scientists in the US have successfully disguised data to evade Chinese censorship
Microsoft Baidu Deal Triggers Censorship Concerns
Microsoft's deal to allow Chinese search engine Baidu to utilise Bing is raising censorship concerns
US Funds Bypass For Government Web Censorship
The US is pushing ahead with its plans to override other governments that control access to the Internet
UK Government Prepares To Block Extremist Websites
The UK government is preparing to block sites that promote terrorism and extremism
‘Clueless Politicians’ Propose European Great Firewall
The EU is proposing its own “great firewall” despite ongoing controversy over its Chinese counterpart
Google Blames China For Disrupted Gmail Service
The Chinese government is behind the disrupted Gmail service in mainland China, claims Google
Campaigning MP Claims Support For Online Smut Ban
A backbench MP has claimed that there is 'favourable consensus' on the need for Internet porn filters
President Sarkozy Wants Net Censorship On G8 Agenda
The French president, an opponent of an unregulated Internet, wants to make censorship a global initiative
China Purges Millions Of Pages In Censorship Campaign
The Chinese government has boasted that its 'Great Firewall' has deleted 350 million pieces of 'harmful information'
Saudi Arabia ‘Accidentally’ Blocks Facebook
Saudi Arabia has reportedly blocked access to Facebook, but officials called the incident an 'accidental error'
Government Minister Wants ISPs To Be Content Cops
Google's WiSpy was a problem, says Peter Judge. But Ed Vaizey's mediation idea would rush towards censorship, in the name of protecting privacy
Apple Wins Patent For Text Censoring
Apple has been awarded 18 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office including the ability to censor text messages