April 5 Vietnam

The government denies accusations that it participated in malware attacks against opponents of a mining project.

April 8 United Kingdom

The government passes the Digital Economy Bill, which regulates digital media in the country and increases the ease of suing repeat copyright violators.

April 14 Mexico

The government begins to look at ways to crack down on Facebook and Twitter after domestic drug cartels are found using the social networking sites to aid in abductions of businessmen and politicians.