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Iran launches Mehr, an alternative to 'inappropriate' YouTube
With YouTube having been deemed inappropriate by Iran’s theocratic regime in 2009, the country is Continue reading…
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Tweets of rage: does free speech on the internet actually exist?
Is Twitter more like a phone company or more like a newspaper? It's a laughably strained comparison Continue reading…
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Congress members ask FBI to shut down Hamas Twitter account
Seven House Republicans have called for Twitter to take down the accounts of "US-designated Continue reading…
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Are algorithms auto-completing us into censorship?
As residents of the internet, we've all become accustomed to auto-correcting text fields and the Continue reading…
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United Arab Emirates outlaws online criticism of the government
The United Arab Emirates this week introduced sweeping new regulations that forbid web users from Continue reading…
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Egyptian prosecutor tells government to block online porn
Egypt's public prosecutor has ordered government authorities to "take the necessary measures" to Continue reading…
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Twitter blocks neo-Nazi account within Germany in response to police request
Twitter announced this week that it has censored a neo-Nazi account at the request of the German Continue reading…
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Reddit user banned, then restored, as mods struggle with stories critical of the site
Without a hint of irony, one or more of the moderators for r/technology, one of Reddit's largest Continue reading…
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Apple removes iPhone game based on Foxconn suicides from App Store
Apple has banned a politically charged iPhone game that tackles human rights issues associated with Continue reading…
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Google complies with Brazilian court order to pull political video from YouTube
Reuters is reporting that Google has complied with the requests of Brazilian authorities to pull a Continue reading…
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Inside Fort Irwin, fake cities provide a training ground for real warfare
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Verizon extends $60 and $70 prepaid plans to 2GB and 4GB of data
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Former Google UK exec alleges company misrepresented sales to avoid paying taxes
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Valve announces 'Robotic Boogaloo,' the first 'Team Fortress 2' update built by the community
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PS4's 'play while downloading' feature arrives on PS3 first with 'The Last of Us'
