Outcry from Internet advocates forces senators to back down on a bill that seeks to crack down on piracy but that some believe will also serve to censor the Internet.
Sex-positive URL shortener vb.ly is taken down by the Libyan government, causing a flurry of blogging activity from founders Ben Metcalfe and Violet Blue.
Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority imposes new regulations to tighten control over SMS services in advance of parliamentary elections.
Ireland's High Court rules that those who download music illegally cannot be cut off from the Internet, a victory for Irish ISP UPC.
Senior members of China's Communist Party criticize censorship practices in conjunction with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobu.
Reporters Without Borders releases its annual World Press Freedom Index. Scandanavian nations top the list; North Korea, Eritrea, and Turkmenistan are at the bottom.
McAfee releases its annual report on the world's most dangerous web domains, with Japan's .jp as one of the safest and Cameroon's .cm as one of the least safe.
