Posts Tagged ‘ free speech ’

Lieberman Calls On YouTube To Take Down Terrorist Content

May 19th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: General, Internet TV, Video

Senator Joe Lieberman Monday called on Google to remove Internet videos produced by terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda from YouTube.
“Islamist terrorist organizations use YouTube to disseminate their propaganda, enlist followers, and provide weapons training,” said the Senator said in his letter. “YouTube also, unwittingly, permits Islamist terrorist groups to maintain an active, pervasive, and amplified [...]



China Planning New Rules For Bloggers, Podcasters

Mar 13th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, Podcasting Law

Chinese authorities are considering new rules to regulate blogging and podcasting in China.
Long Xinmin, director of China’s General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP), said March 12 that his administration, together with several other departments, is working on new rules on Internet publishing activities. Long said the rules will help guarantee freedom of speech ,while [...]



Reporters Without Borders Cites “Enemies of the Internet”

Nov 7th, 2006 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: Citizen Media

Human rights group Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres, or RSF) today announced its list of 13 worst “enemies of the Internet.”
The list consists of countries that RSF believes are suppressing freedom of expression on the internet. For the first time, Egypt has been added to the list while former “enemies” Nepal, Libya and [...]



Singapore Opposition Party to Fight Ban on Podcasting

May 26th, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, Podcasting Law

Defeated Singapore Democratic Party candidate Ms Chee Siok Chin has filed a summons in the High Court asking it to declare the results of the 2006 General Election null and void. She also wants the High Court to declare the ban on podcasting during the general election as unconstitutional.
“The banning of podcasting and blogging in [...]