The End Of Facebook. ACTA: The new threat to the net. 2,008,307 have signed. Help us get to our new target of 3,000,000 Update: 10 February 2012 Amazing! We smashed our 2 million target as we delivered to key decision-makers in Brussels this week -- let's get to 3 million before the crucial parliamentary debates Posted: 25 January 2012 Last week, 3 million of us beat back America's attack on our Internet! Order: Kill non-mainstream reporters in Libya, What U.S. is hiding - National Human Rights. Copyright Deborah Dupré 2011.
All rights reserved. Targeted Killings of non-mainstream reporters in Libya ordered: Attempts to bury truth The Examiner learned in communications from human rights defenders and independent journalists throughout Monday that they were shaken with news of 1300 Libyans killed and 5000 wounded Saturday, plus, the U.S. allegedly ordered Targeted Killings of Voltaire Network reporters, Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya and Thierry Meyssan, non-mainstream reporters in Libya covering the NATO war, while other independent reporters there are being fired upon and, according to ABC, journalist Mohammed Nabbous was killed Saturday.
In a KPFA radio interview with journalist Don DeBar, he reported most mainstream "news" about Libya has been untrue, as alternative news sites' reporters heavily report, but are increasingly persecuted according to their recent reports. Will Apps Unravel the World Wide Web? The title we went with on this article may come off as a bit sensational, but some pretty high profile web veterans might not think so.
Speaking at Bristol University in the UK, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, had some less than positive things to say this week about the direction the web is taking – the app direction. As quoted by computing.co.uk: "The debate is a highly overblown issue," said Wales in a response to question about his personal view of net neutrality.
The Freedom Box: Make technology that supports freedom. Turn freedom on! I've been meaning to write this post for a long time, but like many of you I've been wasting far too much time on Facebook.
Facebook has been dutifully logging all of my posts, photos, personal messages etc. They mine my personal data and display ads for ham radio and electronic parts companies, Linux web hosting companies, Wordpress training and even the occasional ad for a social justice organization. Facebook's data mining software knows me as a somewhat geeky lefty. Open media group warns of 'wider campaign to control the Internet' in new mini-doc. The Internet advocacy group OpenMedia.ca released a short online documentary today as part of its continued campaign against proposed federal Internet surveillance laws.
Entitled (un)Lawful Access, the 14-minute documentary features nine privacy, surveillance, and journalism experts who discuss the Harper government's proposed cyber-surveillance reforms, commonly known as "Lawful Access" legislation. These legal changes would allow law enforcement officials to seize the personal information of web users without a warrant, while requiring internet service providers to install surveillance equipment and software on their networks. Supreme Court to rule on hyperlink libel case - Canada. Canada's top court is set to rule on whether a person can defame another by posting a hyperlink to a defamatory website — a decision that onlookers fear could cast a chill on the web in this country.
The Supreme Court of Canada is scheduled to release a ruling Wednesday morning in the case, which was brought forward by Wayne Crookes, a former Green Party campaign manager, and his company, West Coast Title Search Ltd. Crookes is seeking damages from Jon Newton for defamation over links that appeared in an article posted on Newton's website on July 18, 2006. Crookes is appealing a British Columbia ruling that went against him in 2008. He argued that when Newton's Canadian website posted links to two U.S. websites that featured allegedly defamatory statements, it was the same as publishing defamatory material itself.
Stallman & Copyleft. Save the Internet. Media Blackout - September 17th Thousands peacefully protest Wall Street. Censorship Vs. Copyright. What distinguishes Copyright from Censorship?
The profit motive. U.S. declares cyberspace a new warfare domain - Technology & Science. According to Marine Gen.
James Cartwright, the Pentagon currently focuses 90 per cent of its cybersecurity effort on defence and 10 per cent on offence. He believes a better balance for the U.S. government as a whole would be 50-50. (Associated Press) Suppressed Report Found Busted Pirate Site Users Were Good Consumers. In June, police across several countries raided the operators of streaming video links portal Kino.to. This massive operation was one of the largest of its type and site admins and users alike were branded as enemies of the TV and movie business. Google Plus Bans of Avatars – Second Class Netizens. Google Plus Bans of Avatars – Second Class Netizens. Facebook bans Google+ ad. Ingenuity is surely something to be admired.
Facebook Now Helping Governments Spy On And Arrest Peaceful Activists : » Google Updates PageRank: Top Alternative News Aggregator Punished Alex Jones. Eric Blair Infowars.com June 27, 2011.
The internet faces mounting attacks on freedom. By Mat Bettinson Wednesday, April 20th 2011 at 1:18AM in Share Email Political activist organisation Freedom House released a study which finds that 'internet freedom' was facing increased threats of cyber attacks and politically motivated censorship. In the organisation's 404-page '2011: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media' report, Freedom House said encroachments on internet freedom were occuring at a time of explosive growth in the number of internet users worldwide.
One of the key trends observed in the report was the censorship of social networking. Killing the Internet Softly with Its Rules. While regulation of the Internet is a necessity, the Department of IT, through recent Rules under the IT Act, is guilty of over-regulation.
Facebook Censorship, When Social Networks Block the Sharing of Links (or Worse) Social networking is booming and millions of people have signed up for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare, etc. Using those services, people are continually posting updates, tweeting, liking, checking in, and {enter new buzz term here.} It makes sense. Social networks provide an incredible way to connect with family, friends, colleagues, and others in your industry.
Mainstream Press Journalism of Appeasement, Corruption, Smoke and Mirrors.