Takedown articles

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  Congress members question Homeland Security over domains seized 'without sufficient due process and transparency'

  By Justin Rubio on September 3, 2012 04:17 am + 37 comments

  Members of United Stated Congress have approached the Department of Homeland Security in regards to Continue reading…

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  Social networks targeted by Indian government in crackdown on ethnic violence

  By Louis Goddard on August 21, 2012 12:38 pm + 24 comments

  The Indian government has pressed social networks including Facebook and Twitter to remove Continue reading…

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  Music industry group asked Google to remove search links to album reviews

  By Adi Robertson on August 15, 2012 03:23 pm + 26 comments

  On June 30th, the British Recorded Music Industry (BPI) group listed a series of pages that it Continue reading…

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  Google piracy penalty unlikely to affect YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr search rankings

  By Dante D'Orazio on August 12, 2012 06:45 pm + 18 comments

  It turns out that Google will weigh more than just the number of valid copyright removal notices it Continue reading…

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  Why YouTube could be sidestepping Google's new takedown-based ranking system (update)

  By Adi Robertson on August 11, 2012 02:49 pm + 65 comments

  Yesterday, Google announced that it would be tweak its search results to downrank sites that had Continue reading…

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  BMG bans Romney campaign ad from YouTube, apparently over Obama cover song

  By Adi Robertson on July 17, 2012 06:27 pm + 47 comments

  A Mitt Romney campaign video that features Barack Obama singing Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" has Continue reading…

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  Apple reportedly working to block in-app purchase exploit as creator responds

  By Adi Robertson on July 16, 2012 12:25 pm + 166 comments

  Apple is apparently blocking the IP address of the server hosting In-Appstore.com, a tool that let Continue reading…

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  Apple sent takedown letters to retailers selling Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Tab 10.1

  By Adi Robertson on July 13, 2012 03:31 pm + 335 comments

  As Samsung and Apple fight over the sales ban on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Tab 10.1, FOSS Continue reading…

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  Dropbox blocks public links to files it finds in breach of copyright

  By Vlad Savov on June 21, 2012 03:53 am + 16 comments

  That infamous Xbox 720 document — which Microsoft has been busily taking down from any website Continue reading…

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  US government takedown requests more than triple in 12 months, says Google Report

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 18, 2012 07:11 am + 15 comments

  In its new Transparency Report, Google presents a look at the number and nature of the takedown Continue reading…