“North Korean Internet” is practically an oxymoron. Access to the global Internet in the secretive nation is heavily restricted and available to only select government officials and other elites. The rest of the nation has access to a closed national network called the Kwangmyong, an intranet with state-approved information, if they can access to anything at…
The wildly popular Chinese microblogging platform Weibo just announced it will censor posts featuring images of women in lingerie or swimwear, as part of an effort to erase “erotic” images. The move, announced by CEO Wang Gaofei, is seen as Weibo’s move to comply with larger restrictions proposed by the government against “vulgar and pornographic”…
Free and open Internet stimulates ISP competition, helps prevent unfair pricing practices, drives entrepreneurship and most importantly protects freedom of speech. Vibrant Netizens added to the force of conscious civil society, which together is the ‘Fifth Estate’ that can question happenings in the Three Estates and in so-called ‘Fourth Estate’ – the Media When space…
While Congress and other opposition parties have shouted themselves hoarse on the decision of IIT, Madras banning a student group — Ambedkar Periyar Student Circle — for allegedly spreading hatred against the prime minister and his government, Republican Party of India (A), an ally of the BJP, has now voiced its concern over the issue.…
We agree with Lawrence Solomon (Pussyfooting in China, 21 May 2015) that there are serious challenges to freedom of expression in China. That’s why, the same day that we released our report on free speech in India, PEN America released a report on politically motivated censorship in China, the second PEN report on China in…
In late ‘90s and ‘00s most ‘dot-coms’ lacked a revenue model (past an IPO). But they were making a lot of money for cable/phone companies. People around the world were signing up for internet connections to consume all that ‘free’ online content. And as long as they made the lion’s share of internet industry profits,…
A telecom department panel on net neutrality submitted its report to the communications & IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad over the weekend. The report, which has been complied by a six-member committee appointed in January, will be a key component for the government’s policy on net neutrality, a concept which guarantees free and non-discriminatory access…
Back in 1995, one man was able to see the enormous upheaval technology would bring to our lives. In his book The Digital Economy, Don Tapscott talked of things like networked business models, technology and privacy, and the explosive impact of new media. The author of 15 books, Tapscott is a well-known expert on the…
May 31 was the six-year anniversary of the day abortionist George Tiller was shot and killed. Planned Parenthood is openly mourning Tiller’s death and celebrating his life’s work: ending the lives of helpless, innocent babies. Of course, Planned Parenthood isn’t wording it quite like that. Instead, the organization is focusing on Tiller’s words, “Trust women.” It is…
If a Google search of your name turns up a naked selfie you once sent to your ex or other intimate material, what do you do, other than resign yourself to the fact it will be there for potential employers and the rest of the world to see, forever? In the case of former Formula…