Censorship stories
Half a billion people in China now access the internet, yet penetration is only 37.7%, suggesting significant growth potential remains.
GameStop stores on US military bases globally to ban Medal of Honor game for letting players be Taliban, citing respect for troops.
Digg is probing allegations that a group of conservative users has been systematically burying liberal stories for over a year in a bid to skew content.
Google's licence to operate in China has been renewed, conditional on the tech giant's promise to comply with Chinese law and rectify specific practices.
As the internet evolves, governments in democracies are debating whether it should remain free from regulation, citing child pornography, viruses, and theft.
Google retracts claim of technical glitch, asserts China is blocking access to certain websites via its censorship filters, fuelling standoff tensions.
China intensifies its grip on information, mandating local media to strictly follow state-approved content when reporting on Google's actions in the country.
The decision by Google to move some of its Chinese search<br />services to Hong Kong may have kept its promise that searches on Google.
Australian websites are set to go dark next week in protest against the federal government's proposed compulsory Internet filtering.
Google has threatened to pull its search engine from the People's Republic of China, after an attack originating from the country.
Conservative Party heralds Israel's new measure blocking porn as a 'common sense' solution for societal issues.
A cancer support group out of Argentina is making waves with its new video, taking shots at social media networks who censor showing women's breasts.
Because Into the River is available online, the odds are that an interim restriction order will be about as effective as a screen door on a submarine.
A UN report on the right to freedom of expression calls the denial of internet service a violation of civil rights.
Amidst Christchurch's earthquake recovery, disturbing online trolls spread hate, sparking debate on internet freedom and the removal of offensive content.
Australia is being monitored by an<br />organisation dedicated to freedom of information, because of its plans to<br />introduce compulsory Internet filtering.
Valve offers a censored Left 4 Dead 2 for Australia, awaiting appeal over its initial classification refusal due to high-impact violence.
The new voluntary Web content filtering system for ISPs is expected to be up and running within a matter of weeks.
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