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CNN Blocks Australian Access To Facebook Pages After Court Ruling

Not unexpected. After Australian court made publishers liable for user comments on their Facebook page, CNN pulls the plug

3 years ago

Australian Government Slams Google For Blocking Local Content

Users in Australia complain after Google blocks local websites, after Australia seeks to force tech firms to pay for news…

4 years ago

Facebook Plans China Presence, Despite Ban

Despite its social networking site being blocked in China, Facebook plans “innovation hub” for that country

6 years ago

Prison Service Vows Crackdown On Keyfob Mobile Phones

The illegal use of mobile phones within prisons is back in the news with the arrival of tiny keyfob mobile…

11 years ago

Cameron’s Christmas Cock-up On Porn Blocking

Porn blocking has been announced - through the Daily Mail - without research and without listening, says Tom Brewster

12 years ago

Government ‘Ignores Parents’ And Presses On With Default Porn Blocking

David Cameron reverses decision issued by Department of Education last week

12 years ago

Microsoft Security ‘Blocks Free Software Foundation Donations’

Oops! Microsoft product labels the Free Software Foundation's donation page as a gambling site

12 years ago

O2 Blocks BNP Website As ‘Hate Site’

The British National Party's website is for over-18s only on some mobile networks, something the Open Rights Group has taken…

13 years ago

MPs Want ISPs to Block Porn By Default

ISPs should be forced to provide a censored internet feed to protect children from "adult" content, say MPs

13 years ago

MPs Oppose Social Media Riot Shutdown

A committee of MPs have said social networks should not be closed or blocked during civil disorder

13 years ago

IWF Blacklist Snafu Blocks Access To FileServe

Access to one of the biggest file-sharing websites was disrupted last week after a IWF blacklist problem

13 years ago

DNS-Based Malware Protection Service From OpenDNS

The OpenDNS malware protection service will detect and block all DNS requests to known malicious servers

13 years ago