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Iran Reportedly Blocking Internet
Internet users in Iran are reporting error messages when trying to access major websites from inside the country Friday.
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Internet firms aren't broadcasters: court
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Internet service providers are not broadcasters, and don't need to adhere to strict rules designed to boost Canadian content on domestic television and radio, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. The decision is a victory for telecommunications and Internet companies, including Bell Canada, Telus, Rogers Communications, Cogeco Cable and Bell Aliant, and a loss for ...
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Europeans Plan Widespread Protests Against Internet Censorship
Protests against Internet censorship will blanket Europe this weekend, while Germany and Latvia announced Friday they would put the brakes on signing a copyright treaty that has sparked controversy across the continent.
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Iran blocks the Internet
The Iranian government has reportedly begun blocking access to the Internet. A post on Hacker News explains that since yesterday, it’s been difficult to impossible to get online. “Since Thursday Iranian government has shutted [sic] down the HTTPS protocol which has caused almost all Google services (Gmail, and Google.com itself) to become inaccessible,” Sara70 writes. “Almost all websites that ...
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Internet providers not subject to Broadcasting Act
Retail internet service providers, such as Rogers and Bell, that provide end‑users with access to broadcasting over the internet are not subject to the Broadcasting Act because they have no control over the programming transmitted, the Supreme Court of Canada rules.
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Europeans protest controversial Internet pact
Tens of thousands of people marched in protests in more than a dozen European cities Saturday against a controversial anti-online piracy pact that critics say could curtail Internet freedom.
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Germany stalls on Internet copyright law treaty
Germany has delayed signing an international copyright treaty that has some Internet users worried about online censorship, joining Poland and the Czech Republic in hesitating on the issue.
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Study finds Internet piracy resilient despite MegaUpload takedown
Traditional entertainment corporations and the U.S. government rejoiced as the Internet felt the hard-handed impact of MegaUpload’s take-down. But a study released by DeepField Networks, titled “File Sharing in the Post MegaUpload Era,” has offered compelling data proving that the effect on file sharing was only temporary, and that the celebration among copyright advocates was entirely premature.
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Internet Broadcasting and Exact Drive to Provide Comprehensive Digital Political Advertising Solution
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet Broadcasting and Exact Drive announced today an agreement to provide political and issue advocacy campaign advertisers with digital advertising offerings ...
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Iran's Internet Crackdown Is Like Catnip to Hackers
Saturday marks the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and with a new wave of anti-government protests expected to mark the occasion, the government there has reportedly gotten nervous enough to turn off the Internet, or at least restrict it considerably. A spate of stories on Friday reported that sites that use encrypted data, including Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, and Facebook ...
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