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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 23 Nov 2011
Major opponents of the House Bill Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA), take their fight to the Internet, garnering support from thousands of online supporters through viral grassroots campaigning.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 22 Nov 2011
Pakistani officials postpone plans to implement list of words to be banned from texting.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 22 Nov 2011
The Business Software Association (BSA) has reversed its support for the Stop Online Piracy Bill (SOPA), calling it untenable in its current form. BSA's members include tech giants Microsoft and Apple.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 18 Nov 2011
U.S. Commerce Department probes California company Blue Coat Systems over its involvement in selling filtration and censorship technology to Syria.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 18 Nov 2011
New Pakistani directive calls for cellular services to use SMS content filtering to enforce the ban of 1695 English and Urdu words deemed offensive by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 18 Nov 2011
Twitter, Yahoo, and Google voice their opposition to the online piracy House Bill SOPA.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 16 Nov 2011
GlobalVoices writer, Rebecca MacKinnon, explains components and potential dangers to online freedom of expression of current House bill SOPA.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 16 Nov 2011
Video and infographic on negative effects of SOPA bill currently under consideration in the House of Representatives.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 14 Nov 2011
Special Rapporteur, Mr. Frank La Rue, presents his report on the importance of freedom of expression and Internet access to the U.N. General Assembly.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 14 Nov 2011
New legislation in China bans reporters and news media from any information taken from online or mobile phones unless it has been verified firsthand. Penalties for breaking the law include 5 years barred from working in the media, while more serious violations could lead to criminal charges.
