Internet Freedom

US considers China Internet censorship case (Independent)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - 4 hours 42 min ago
The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other US companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top US trade official said yesterday
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US weighing China internet censorship case: USTR (TVNZ)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - 7 hours 21 min ago
The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese internet restrictions that hurt Google and other US companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results
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Q+A - Is there a WTO case against Chinese Internet censorship? (The Star)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - 10 hours 7 min ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is studying whether it could launch a WTO challenge against Chinese Internet restrictions that affect Google and other U.S. companies operating in China.
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U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case (CIOL)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 03:05
WASHINGTON, USA: The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
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Action to seek Internet freedom (Straits Times)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 02:01
WASHINGTON - US LAWMAKERS from the two major parties on Tuesday issued a joint call for government action to ensure Internet freedom overseas amid alarm at China's cyber-censorship. Democratic Representative David Wu and Republican Representative Chris Smith announced they were inviting lawmakers into a bipartisan Global Internet Freedom Caucus to help push forward legislation.
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U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:35
The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
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US lawmakers seek action on Internet freedom (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:37
US lawmakers from the two major parties on Tuesday issued a joint call for government action to ensure Internet freedom overseas amid alarm at China's cyber-censorship.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 21:27 UPDATE 1-U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case-USTR (Interactive Investor)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:58
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday. "We are still dialoguing not just with Google, but with other Internet providers, to make sure we fully ...
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Worldwide poll: 4 of 5 call Internet access a basic human right (Computerworld)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:57
Computerworld - Nearly four out of five people around the world believe that Internet access is a fundamental human right, according to a BBC World Service study released this week.
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U.S. to Ease Software Sanctions, Counteract Censorship (HispanicBusiness.com)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:54
The Obama administration said Monday it will ease some sanctions on Iran, Sudan and Cuba to allow U.S. exports of social-media software to help those countries' citizens "circumvent" government censorship.
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Is Internet access a human right? Top 10 nations that say yes. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:11
Four out of 5 people worldwide say Internet access is a human right, according to a recent BBC poll. Even more than Americans, Chinese believe that to be true.
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US lifts Internet sanctions on Iran, Sudan, Cuba (TechWorld)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:51
Allows export of web services such as instant messaging, web browsing The US Department of the Treasury has loosened controls on the export of Internet-based communication services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, in an effort to spread free-speech freedoms to those countries, the agency said Monday.
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‘POLICEMEN OF THE INTERNET’ (Khaleej Times)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 02:58
And Matt Sucherman, a Google vice president and general counsel, wrote in a blog post that the company was ‘deeply troubled’ by the case, saying it ‘attacks the very principles of freedom on which the Internet is built.’
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Vast Majority Feel Internet Access is a Right (PC World)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 21:51
A survey conducted by the BBC finds that 80 percent of users around the world feel that Internet access is a right, not a privilege.
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US Lifts Iran, Sudan, Cuba Internet Services Export Ban (PC World)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 21:51
The U.S. Treasury Department lifts trade export limits on communications software to three countries.
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Google CEO Can't Keep His Ex-Mistress's Blog Down [Censorship] (Gawker)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 21:39
# censorship Video producer Kate Bohner has re-published her autobiographical blog , just two weeks after taking it offline amid threats from Eric Schmidt 's lawyers. There's been one especially noticeable change: the character "Dr. Strangelove" is gone. More »
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US lifts Iran, Sudan, Cuba Internet services export ban (CIO)

Yahoo Internet Censorship RSS - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 21:26
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has loosened controls on the export of Internet-based communication services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, in an effort to spread free-speech freedoms to those countries, the agency said Monday.
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