Comments on: EU: Towards a European Global Online Freedom Act

By: Global Voices Advocacy » MEPs urge European internet and telecommunication companies to sign Human Rights code

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:35:15 +0000

[...] 2007, the European Parliament has passed a proposal (571 in favor, 38 against) submitted by MEP, to treat Internet censorship by national governments as a trade barrier. Brussels, 25 November [...]

By: Rana Schecter

Rana Schecter — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:32:50 +0000

The Turkish Government has banned the following internet sites without any justification : Youtube.com, videogoogle.com, wordpress.com, ateist.com, virb.org, megaupload.com, ustream.tv, imeem.org, geocities.com, tagged.com, richarddawkinks.net and blogger web and several others.
This infringement on our civil liberties and freedom of press continue to be a source of struggle with the Islamic leaning government.
We urge all representatives and citizens of free secular democratic nations to help us get our message out.
Please view our petition:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/turkish-government-out-of-our-internetdont-repress-let-us-progress-free-press-now

By: Sam D

Sam D — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:52:38 +0000

The Australian government is planning on installing filters to block ‘prohibited content’ in all Australian ISP’s. The list of what is considered prohibited is to be kept secret from the public. Thanks for posting about this legislation, we may be appealing to the EU for help soon!

By: You can’t stop the debate | Antony Loewenstein

You can’t stop the debate | Antony Loewenstein — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:41:35 +0000

[...] since Friday, October 24th, 2008. According to BasBasBas.com, a Dutch blogger based in Istanbul, who alerted us to the issue: It is suspected that the reason for this has something to do with Adnan Oktar, by some considered [...]

By: Digiturk causes Turkish ban of Blogger/Blogspot | BasBasBas.com

Digiturk causes Turkish ban of Blogger/Blogspot | BasBasBas.com — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:06:26 +0000

[...] Turkey’s EU ambitions seem paradoxical to the infringement on the freedom of press and speech of its citizens, residents and visitors by banning sites like Blogger and YouTube. The EU’s making a blacklist of censoring countries and are creating software for people in these countries to use to bypass the censorship (see: Global Online Freedom Act). [...]

By: Global Voices Advocacy » Blogger.com banned in Turkey

Global Voices Advocacy » Blogger.com banned in Turkey — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:53:16 +0000

By: Turkey Bans Blogger | BasBasBas.com

Turkey Bans Blogger | BasBasBas.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:36:58 +0000

[...] Turkey’s EU ambitions seem paradoxical to the infringement on the freedom of press and speech of its citizens, residents and visitors by banning sites like this. This is not China. This has to stopped. Good thing the EU’s making a blacklist of censoring countries and are creating software for people in censoring countries to use to overcome the censorship (Global Online Freedom Act). [...]

By: globalsaler.com

globalsaler.com — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:44:40 +0000

The fight was upgrade in Asia.

“Most B2B technology companies have a clear set of competitors they’re battling. But for some (usually early stage) tech companies, there are no other companies to fight: they’re inventing a market. The only competitor is the inertia of the target audience. At first glance, it sounds like a great position to be in. Never facing a head-to-head competitor. Being free from the never-ending features arms race. But in reality, these can be the toughest marketing challenges of them all”

GlobalSaler.com CEO, Xin said that.

By: Towards Beijing: March 2008 update | Antony Loewenstein

Towards Beijing: March 2008 update | Antony Loewenstein — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:26:42 +0000

[...] over the role of Western multinationals in China’s web filtering. The European Union is currently discussing the imposition of trade barriers for firms that conduct business in nations that restrict…. A number of Chinese dissidents, based in the United States, have announced they will sue Yahoo!. [...]

By: Vox Publica » Vil bruke handelsavtaler mot nettsensur

Vox Publica » Vil bruke handelsavtaler mot nettsensur — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:30:32 +0000

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