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We’re another step closer to the US Federal Trade Commission launching an expected antitrust investigation of Google . If it does, the FTC will join the EU and Texas in doing broad investigations. But Google’s been examined for antitrust issues many times before this and mostly come through OK.
Googleopoly: The Definitive Guide To Antitrust Investigations Against Google
The United Nations counts internet access as a basic human right in a report that bears implications both to on-going events in the Arab Spring and to the Obama administration's war on whistleblowers .
UN: Internet = HR
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U.N. Report Declares Internet Access a Human Right | Threat Level
CHINA'S history is full of natural and man-made disasters. Indeed, the ruling Communists think it vital to their own survival to manage these so that they reflect well on the party. By this reckoning, they have done well until now.
Dissent in China: Of development and dictators
95% of Chinese Web Traffic is Local
While exploring the structure of national networks through our Mapping Local Internet Control project, we decided to combine our national network data with Google’s AdPlanner data to estimate the overall locality of web site traffic in individual countries. The most interesting result so far is that we estimate that 96% of all page views in China are to web sites hosted within China.