UK Wants ISPs to be Responsible for Third Party Content Online
Last Updated on Monday, 1 November 2010 05:40 Written by External Post Monday, 1 November 2010 05:40
An anonymous reader writes “A key UK government minister, Ed Vaizey (Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries), has ominously proposed that internet providers (ISPs) should introduce a new Mediation Service that would allow them the
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Consumers Criticize Internet Service Provision in EU
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 08:21 Written by External Post Friday, 22 October 2010 08:21
Internet service provision has been rated as one of the top three markets failing consumers in the E.U. As a result of the 2010 Consumer Markets Scoreboard published on Friday, the European Commission is to launch an in-depth investigation in to why ISPs
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Say No To a Government Internet ‘Kill Switch’
Last Updated on Thursday, 24 June 2010 06:21 Written by External Post Thursday, 24 June 2010 06:21
GMGruman writes ‘In the name of national security, the feds are considering a law that would let the government turn off the Internet or at least order broadband providers and ISPs to disable access. InfoWorld blogger Bill Snyder explains why this is a
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‘Draw Mohammed’ page removed from Facebook
Last Updated on Saturday, 22 May 2010 03:00 Written by External Post Saturday, 22 May 2010 03:00
The Facebook page that encouraged users to post images of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed was taken down globally on Friday, following an order by a Pakistani court for ISPs in that country to block the social networking site. Facebook officials
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‘Draw Mohammed’ call prompts Pakistan Facebook ban
Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 May 2010 07:00 Written by External Post Wednesday, 19 May 2010 07:00
Pakistani authorities have ordered ISPs to block access to Facebook ahead of an “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” planned by users for tomorrow. Prompted by a court order, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority today told providers to suspend access. The
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A Sad Day For the New Zealand Internet
Last Updated on Friday, 12 March 2010 10:45 Written by External Post Friday, 12 March 2010 10:45
An anonymous reader writes ‘Another one bites the dust, as New Zealand’s Internet filter stealthily goes live with two smaller ISPs, and three of the largest already rumoured to have signed up to do the same. However, US Secretary of State Hillary
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