Likewise, Facebook has helped to connect hundreds of millions of people, has been a key tool for political expression and has been instrumental to the Arab Spring. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has repeated warnings that the greatest threat to...
First, SOPA would reduce freedom of expression and undermine the dynamic, innovative global Internet. In their closing, the White House was clear that they plan to continue moving forward with anti-piracy legislation, saying, “Moving forward, we...
To do so would seriously restrict the flow of information and freedom of expression online. Freedom of speech and online publication organizations are rejoicing, though this may be premature. The Supreme Court of Canada’s widely anticipated ruling...
Rachel Whetstone, Google’s vice president of global communications and public affairs said in an April 2009 statement titled, “Freedom of Expression on the Internet”: Google thinks the freedom of expression is most important value to uphold on the...
The company won't relocate, as it raises too many questions about network efficiency, user privacy, and freedom of expression - and would create a "fractured internet," according to Google. Google has decided to redirect their Google.kz domain to...
Though freedom-of-expression provisions of Spanish law protect newspapers, legal gazettes and other publishers from government censors, the Spanish data regulator contends the protections don't extend to Internet search engines like Google," the...
It encroaches on privacy law, and has massive ramifications on freedom of expression and how the Internet works. If Spain is punishing search engines for indexing content how can there be freedom of expression?
Review sites, feedback consumer forums and blogs are going to discuss businesses with or without official permission – freedom of expression online has reached previously unimagined new heights as regards the impact of this freedom on brand...
In outline,
it anticipated that the project will:
confirm and prioritise the business and technical requirements with the widest
possible constituency: agreement with all stakeholders is essential if the
project is to succeed in the long term...
Rights Group It was ironic
that companies whose existence depends on freedom of information and
expression have taken on the role of censor, even in cases where the Chinese
government makes no specific demands for them to do so.
Rights Group It was ironic
that companies whose existence depends on freedom of information and
expression have taken on the role of censor, even in cases where the Chinese
government makes no specific demands for them to do so.
The quote says it all pretty strongly, "It was ironic that companies whose existence depends on freedom of information and expression have taken on the role of censor, even in cases where the Chinese government makes no specific demands for them...
They're cooperating with local authorities in a manner that limits freedom and self-expression, such as the growing controversy over Yahoo! Collective Action: We will work with industry, government, academia and NGO's to explore policies to guide...
Comments from Reporters without Borders ("The launch of Google.cn is a black day for freedom of expression in China.are also included. Since the news broke late Tuesday that Google China would be censored, lots of press and blog attention has been...