Apple looks to hire a local manager in China to handle 'data requests' from the Chinese government
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Wikipedia Entry Faces Google ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Removal
Are Google's worst fears about “right to be forgotten” requests coming to fruition, with Wikipedia entry removal?
House Of Lords Slams EU ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Ruling
European ruling on 'right to be forgotten' is unworkable, says House of Lords
‘Friendly Wi-Fi’ Aims To Stop Porn Access In Public Hotspots
The voluntary scheme was designed to protect children from harmful content
Google Disruption Resumes In China After Brief Respite
The Great Firewall of China is back up and blocking Google access after a brief pause for Chinese users
Cloudfare Offers DDoS Protection For ‘Free Speech’ Websites
CloudFlare offers free anti-DDoS protection for political and artistic websites exercising 'free speech'
Turkey Restores YouTube Access Following Two-Month Ban
Turkey's telecommunications regulator said it has complied with a court ruling ordering it to restore access to YouTube
Iran President Urges Embrace Of Internet
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Internet is an 'opportunity', and connection speeds will improve - but censorship continues
Google Readies Takedown Tool After EU Ruling Creates Surge Of Requests
Policiticans and paedophiles have asked to have links removed from search results. Google will make an automated tool to sift the requests
Russian Authorities Are Planning To Place New Restrictions On Internet Freedom
Russian lawmakers want to introduce new rules for bloggers, educational establishments and Internet Service Providers
Turkey Twitter Accounts Shut After Court Rulings
Accounts that leaked videos related to a corruption scandal in Turkey appear to have been blocked
Turkish ISPs Set Up Fake Google DNS Servers
Google concerned over fake Domain Name System servers apparently set up by Turkish ISPs, amidst various forms of web censorship in the country
Turkish Government Blocks YouTube Access Following Video Leak
YouTube ban follows last week’s shutdown of Twitter in the country
Turkish Court Suspends Twitter Ban
Turkish court rules that the country must lift a ban on Twitter that had been imposed last week by Turkey's Prime Minister
Turkish Government ‘Blocks’ Twitter
“Twitter, schmitter” says Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who vows to ‘wipe out’ the social network in Turkey
Microsoft Claims ‘System Error’ Blocks Chinese Bing Search Results
Microsoft denies censoring its Chinese language search results, but blames a 'system error' for Bing omissions
TorrentFreak News Site Blocked By Sky Porn Filter
More fury at filters blocking non-offensive websites
BT Forces Customers To Make Parental Controls Choice
BT will offer network level parental controls to customers - and there's no sitting on the fence
UK Government Wants ISPs To Block Extremist Content
According to a government minister, launch of the new censorship campaign is “imminent”
Iran Facebook, Twitter Filters Lifted Briefly In ‘Technical Glitch’
Iran, whose new president has promised a softer line on Internet filtering, saw blocks on Twitter and Facebook disappear briefly on Monday
1,700 Websites In Russia Go Dark In A SOPA-Style Protest
Popular websites stop their services for a day to highlight the possible effects of a new anti-piracy law
Quiz of the Week: Internet Censorship
Cameron's porn ban, China's repressive actions, North Korea's home brew Internet - what do you know about global censorship?
Iran Launches National Email Service For All Citizens
But cannot promise that the domestic and state-controlled email service will be free of censorship
Google Donates £1m To Internet Watch Foundation Amidst Child Abuse Controversy
IWF gets its a massive boost in its fight against nasty content on the Web from Google
Cameron Calls For ‘More Action’ Against Online Child Abuse Images
The government is to convene a summit with leading Internet companies, including search engines and ISPs, on how the industry can take more direct action against abusive online imagery
Google Urged To Block Abusive Online Porn
Despite already doing a lot to delete indecent images from the Internet, Google and ISPs are facing calls to do more to block access to child pornography
Facebook Pledges Action After Sexism Campaign
Facebook has vowed to clamp down on postings and pages that promote violence and sexism against women
UK ISPs Block Two More File Sharing Sites
MPA wins court order to block Movie 2K and Download4All
Reporters Without Borders Names And Shames Corporate Spyware Sellers
UK's Gamma International is branded the "Corporate Enemy of the Internet"
MIT To Probe Suicide Of Reddit Co-Founder Aaron Swartz
Was MIT to blame for the death of activist Aaron Swartz?