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More bad news for News Corp … the Liberals’ obsession with Gillard and s-x …Facebook censorship
READ MOREActivists say no-pium to Google, Facebook ‘censorship’
An upstart political party has taken aim at Google for banning it from using its logo or the word “opium” in its online ads, while another activist group is fighting with Facebook over claims of censorship.
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Optus redundos … anti-Maccas group has Facebook page censored … Liberals at it again with the wrong electorate …
READ MOREANU censorship fans the flames of Islamophobia
ANU’s student newspaper ran a satirical infographic poking fun of Islam; ANU responded with censorship. Outgoing Woroni editor Farz Edraki argues, ironically, it’s been more damaging than the graphic.
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Promoter has parted ways with the Vivid Sydney Festival … are uni emails being read by the boss? … no, NSW Premier does not keep guns on display …
READ MORENo joke, some things aren’t worth laughing about
Crikey readers have their say.
READ MOREConroy’s new filter a political victory, but for how long?
The federal government has abandoned its internet filter, relying on a section of the Telecommunications Act to force telcos to act. But will it actually work?
READ MOREWhen they start locking up writers you know a Malaysian election is near
You can tell there’s pre-election tension in Malaysia when they lock up writers. The arrest of an Australian-educated publisher came as no surprise in a country where censorship remains heavy-handed, writes Geoff Lemon.
READ MOREParliament House filter blocks all .info sites
After being told by an MP that the Parliament House computers wouldn’t let them view his blog, Syd Walker started asking questions about which sites are blocked for parliamentarians.
READ MOREThe tweets must flow, except when they risk revenue
Twitter’s announcement that it will censor tweets on a country-by-country basis has triggered an immediate global outrage about free speech.
READ MOREHuman Centipede II: why banning violent films creates a new kind of monster
In the online environment, banning films has become the mother of all free advertising, and Human Centipede II just became the latest film to cash in on the infamy of the forbidden.
READ MOREVancouver’s cyber-stasi: a Facebook counter-revolution
Facebook and Twitter is supposed to bring people together. Yet in Vancouver a citizen-led virtual witchhunt is underway for those involved in a recent riot — with potentially profound implications for mass surveillance and control, writes Inga Ting.
READ MOREWar on the Internet IV: you are the network’s resilience
The effectiveness of government attacks on the internet can be blunted by some easily-accessible tools.
READ MOREWar on the internet part III: lessons from the 17th, 19th centuries
The internet isn’t the first wave of historic connectedness. We’ve been here before, and so have governments.
READ MOREWar on the internet: the key fronts
A widespread and in many ways concerted series of attack by governments on the internet is underway, one that has increased in scope and complexity since WikiLeaks humiliated the US government and social media helped fuel the Arab Spring.
READ MOREBend it like a heavily-edited Beckham
And the honour of the first Western film ever shown in censorship-loving North Korea goes to…envelope please… Bend it like Beckham! Sure, it was edited from 112 minutes down to just 60, but no other film can claim that title.
READ MOREMon dieu! Sarkozy spies on journalists
A French satirical weekly, Le Canard Enchainé, accused president Sarkozy of “supervising the spying of French journalists”, claiming that intelligence agencies were forced to investigate and monitor calls of journalists who were critical against the government.
READ MORELabor takes a casualty in anti-s-x move
I can’t remember the last time there was any good news for the New South Wales Labor Party. Today is no exception.
READ MORENow NSW police become the p-rn police
Now a police officer in NSW can make a snap decision about the classification of a film, simply based on its cover, that could see a shop assistant go to jail, writes Fiona Patten, convenor of the Australian Sex Party.
READ MOREShaffer plays Afghan Whispers with Pentagon … and wins
Spies, scandals, secret documents, crises in the Pentagon … and that’s before anyone’s even opened the bloody book! Controversy around Afghan War exposé Operation Dark Heart will likely drive big sales, writes Crikey intern Nick Johns-Wickberg.
READ MORECops didn’t show, but maybe they should have: gay zombie porno sickens
The Melbourne Underground Film Festival staged an illegal screening of Bruce LaBruce’s banned gay zombie flick LA Zombie. A victory for free speech, perhaps, but it’s hard to emerge from it feeling like anything other than a loser.
READ MOREFilm bans — an analog restriction for a digital age
There’s a renewed push to ban the DVD of Pasolini’s Salo. Who needs the DVD when you can download it? asksBernard Keane and Crikey intern Tiernan Kelly.
READ MOREThe dirty facts on internet porn
Internet porn is a massive business, with an estimated 70% of men aged between 18-24 checking out porn online in the last month. Online MBA put together a fascinating array of internet porn statistics.
READ MOREHand Jobs some credit: he prefers The Chaser to The Oz
The Chaser launched its iPad app last week, and yes it is shocking that we managed to get it through the rigours of Apple approval faster than The Australian, writes The Chaser’s Craig Reucassel.
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