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  'Y: The Last Man' creator's new comic will soon return to Comixology after Apple controversy (updated)

  By Adi Robertson on April 9, 2013 05:48 pm + 185 comments

  According to Comixology, Saga #12 will soon be back: it's come out with a different story than Image Continue reading…

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  Google's Eric Schmidt warns of 'dangerous period for the internet' in Burma

  By Carl Franzen on April 1, 2013 12:00 pm + 25 comments

  Google chairman Eric Schmidt is worried about the future of internet openness in Burma (also called Continue reading…

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  Russia starts censoring internet suicide content after passing child protection law

  By Sam Byford on April 1, 2013 04:19 am + 9 comments

  Last year Russia passed a law giving the government powers to control and blacklist certain websites Continue reading…

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  Chicago bans 'Persepolis' graphic novel from seventh-grade classrooms

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 25, 2013 11:49 am + 59 comments

  The award-winning graphic novel Persepolis is no longer allowed to be taught to seventh graders in Continue reading…

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  Twitter snubs French court request for information on authors of hate speech (update)

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 24, 2013 02:07 pm + 40 comments

  Twitter has failed to reveal the authors of anti-Semitic tweets after a French court mandated the Continue reading…

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  Google and Eric Schmidt go to Burma to promote internet freedom

  By Carl Franzen on March 22, 2013 06:36 pm + 37 comments

  The Southeast Asian nation Burma (also known as Myanmar) has historically had some of the most Continue reading…

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  Eric Schmidt challenges India to invest in an open internet

  By T.C. Sottek on March 19, 2013 03:59 pm + 59 comments

  Following a visit to North Korea, Eric Schmidt has continued his impromptu pan-Asia internet freedom Continue reading…

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  As Google Reader goes offline, those living under censorship lose vital news source

  By Chris Welch on March 14, 2013 05:03 pm + 27 comments

  For many of us, Google Reader fading into oblivion means we'll need to hunt down another source for Continue reading…

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  Dissident artist Ai Weiwei announces his very own heavy metal album

  By Joshua Kopstein on March 11, 2013 03:25 pm + 7 comments

  Ai Weiwei, the renowned radical artist whose works and social media presence have routinely drawn Continue reading…

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  Iran looks to eliminate 'illegal' VPNs that help citizens evade internet filters

  By Chris Welch on March 10, 2013 04:15 pm + 50 comments

  In a bid to increase oversight of web usage among its citizens, Iran is reportedly clamping down on Continue reading…