Week in Review: April 29, 2015
Parliamentary web filter accidentally blocks former Australian PM's website, jailed Zone9 bloggers mark one year in prison without trial, and more, in our Week in Review.
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Week in Review: April 8, 2015
Bahraini human rights activist arrested over tweet, Mexican campaigns work to identify government propaganda bots, Turkey blocks Twitter and YouTube, India considers net neutrality, and more, in this week's Week in Review.
#IMWeekly February 13, 2015
Russia is pushing to ban Tor, Cuba gets Netflix, and more in this week's #IMWeekly.
#IMWeekly: January 23, 2015
Thailand's Cyber Security Bill worries activists, Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner speaks out in support of the "right to be forgotten," and more, in this week's #IMWeekly.
Remembering Aaron Swartz: A timeline of the CFAA
How much does the average person know about the Computer Fraud and Abuse act and its implementations historically? In the wake of the second annual Aaron Swartz International Hackathon, we take a look at the web of court cases, legislation, and cultural events related to the CFAA.
Rumor-mongering: China’s crackdown on online rumors leaves much unanswered
China has continued its crackdown on social media with policies aimed at curbing the spread of rumors online and in private messaging apps.
#IMWeekly: August 8, 2014
In this week’s #IMWeekly: a dissident Cuban blogger “disappears” from his jail cell under fishy circumstances, a former Malaysian Prime Minister backtracks on his calls for no Internet censorship, and the owner of an independent news site in Somaliland is arrested.
#IMWeekly: July 25, 2014
In this week's #IMWeekly: Brunei's netizens are finding their way around Sharia Law's free speech restrictions, a Cambodia-based blogger gets a heavy fine on dubious defamation charges, and Iraq starts filtering sites critical of the central government.
Moroccan YouTube Rapper El Haqed Arrested Again on Dubious Charges
Moroccan rapper El Haqed, who has inspired Moroccan youth with his impassioned and urgent YouTube pleas for social justice reform, is once again under fire by Moroccan authorities. This is the third time he has been arrested since 2011 on charges his supporters claim are bogus. Many suspect that it is his provocative music, critical of the country's stagnant political climate after the supposed reforms of 2011's Moroccan Spring, that makes him an easy target.
“Total Censorship in the Air”: How the Thai Junta Has Policed Online Media
It has been over a month since Thailand’s military junta, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), overtook the country’s government during a May 22 coup. Since then, the NCPO has aimed to consolidate political control of the country, moving online to restrict access to information.