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Chinese protesters use comic subterfuge to evade government censors

donal brown November 1, 2011

With the Chinese government employing more than 50,000 censors to monitor the Internet for politically deviant opinion, bloggers are using humor and satire to get their message across before the censors close in. There is always a strong element of fear and uncertainty for the bloggers as they never know where the line is between the acceptable satire and a criminal offense. -db From a feature in The New York Times Magazine, October 26, 2011,

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European court upholds right to sue Internet publishers in each country

donal brown October 27, 2011

Internet publishers may face a deluge of lawsuits in Europe after the European Court of Justice ruled that individuals can sue for invasion of privacy in each country where the offensive information can be accessed. “Publishers, though, should not be subject to stricter laws than would apply if the court action was taking place in the country in which they are based,” reports Out-Law.com. From Out-Law.com, October 26, 2011. Full story

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Free speech: Mexican citizens murdered for using Internet to speak out against drug violence

donal brown October 4, 2011

Mexican drug cartels are murdering journalists and bloggers using the Internet and social media to protest the cartels’ drug-related violence. The Electronic Freedom Foundation makes some suggestions for Mexican citizens who want to continue the protests, “EFF recommends that bloggers who are concerned about their security and safety should post under a pseudonym, use Tor to prevent eavesdroppers from seeing the sites they visit and prevent websites from collecting data that might reveal their physical

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Opinion: Indiscriminate web filters damage free inquiry

donal brown October 4, 2011

Web filtering in which key words can trigger a cutoff of sites hurts education by uncritically banning students from vital Internet sources, writes Ken Paulson in a commentary for the First Amendment Center. Paulson says that names of terrorist groups or words such as breasts or buttocks can trigger censorship and the First Amendment Center site has been blocked by some schools.  Paulson finds this lamentable, “There’s nothing sexy about the First Amendment Center’s website.

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China: Microbloggers defy censorship in relaying facts of high-speed train crash

donal brown July 29, 2011

Chinese censors are failing to contain the flood of online messages about the wreck of a high-speed train outside Wenzhou that killed 40 people and injured 191. Messages total 26 million. Citizens began the posts right after the accident and in many instances foiled the manipulations of government officials. In Wenzhou, officials ordered lawyers not to accept cases from families of victims without permission. After this came to light on the internet, they were forced to

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