Slate writes about the newly drafted Declaration of Internet Freedom. The blog entry explains the need for Internet freedom–not as an issue of left vs. right, but as something that matters “to everyone who cares about the health and future of democracy.” They link to an official declaration, which was posted on reddit, Techdirt, Cheezburger, […]
China restricted access to US news agency Bloomberg this past week. According to Bloomberg spokesperson Ty Trippet this is in reaction to a recent article divulging the familial wealth of Xi Jinping, the man expected to be the next Chinese president. The article, which ran June 29, explains the extreme wealth of the Xi family, […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is the latest group to voice concerns over Ethiopia’s increasingly draconian Internet control, even as the government justifies these measures as a safeguard against telecom fraud. On Monday, CPJ outlined its concern about new sophisticated censorship methods employed in Ethiopia, which the group said may encourage other authoritarian regimes […]
