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Google would welcome government support in challenging Chinese censorhip

donal brown March 4, 2010

Google wants the Obama administration to take China’s censorship of Google to the World Trade Organization as an unfair barrier to trade. -db Bloomberg News March 3, 2010 By Mark Drajem (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration is weighing the merits of taking China’s censorship of Google Inc. to the World Trade Organization as an unfair barrier to trade, a move that could further raise diplomatic tensions. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office is consulting with industry

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New York City considers press credentials for bloggers

donal brown March 4, 2010

Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to allow online journalists and bloggers press credentials. The proposal comes in the wake of a lawsuit filed by three bloggers denied access to city events. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press March 3, 2010 By Christine Beckett New York City and Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a new policy that would allow online journalists and bloggers to more easily obtain a press credential, The New York Observer reported.

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Bandwidth problems threaten to curtail military’s social networking

donal brown March 4, 2010

The Pentagon is allowing the troops to use such sites as Facebook and Twitter, but it may be difficult for them to actually sign on since, especially in places like Afghanistan, bandwidth is limited. -db The Hill March 1, 2010 By Tony Romm Trouble with the Pentagon’s strapped Web network could threaten its new decision to permit service members access to social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter. Broadband capabilities in war-torn countries like Afghanistan

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Oregon man seeks First Amendment protection for flipping off sheriff’s deputies

donal brown March 4, 2010

A 46-year-old mathematician is suing the sheriff for damages and corrective action after he was stopped by sheriff deputies two different times after giving them the finger. db The Oregonian February 28, 2010 By Steven Mayes When Robert J. Ekas decided to exercise his right to free speech, he didn’t open his mouth. He hoisted his middle finger. His single-digit protests, aimed at Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies last year, resulted in verbal showdowns, traffic tickets

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Intimidation succeeds far too often in stifling free speech

donal brown March 3, 2010

There are all too many recent instances of authorities canceling talks by controversial speakers because they fear violence or disruption. This results in a systemic compromising of free speech rights and significant weakening of the foundations of democracy. -db Townhall.com Opinion March 1, 2010 By Herb London Jake Witzenfeld, president of Cambridge University’s Israel Society cancelled a talk by Benny Morris, a distinguished Israeli historian, for fear the Israel Society would be portrayed as a

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