Anonymous Attacks Tunisian Government over Wikileaks Censorship [Hacktivism]
Anonymous, the loosely-organized band of hacker activists and vigilantes, has chosen its next victim: The government of Tunisia. (They’ve taken down its official website.) Why? In part, because it tried to block access to secret-sharing website Wikileaks. More »
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Why Did TechCrunch Scrub a Post About an Alleged Tech Sexual Assault? (Updated) [Censorship]
TechCrunch grew into a blog juggernaut thanks to its no-holds-barred coverage of the staid tech start-up community. But yesterday it scrubbed a post about a Googler’s sexual assault accusation. Does this have to do with their relationship to the accused? More »
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Lady Gaga’s Pro-Gay Marriage Tweets Too Hot for Apple’s New Music Service [Censorship]
Apple is notoriously squeamish about gay-themed iPhone apps. This ambivalence seems to have made the jump to Ping, The music social network Apple announced today. In a promo screenshot, they censored Lady Gaga’s tweets celebrating the demise of Prop 8. More »
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Why Facebook Is Tripping With Its Pot Ban [Censorship]
Facebook abruptly removed ads for pot legalization group Just Say Now, saying the ads’ marijuana leaves might encourage Facebook members to try toking. A social network founded on college campuses can’t really think its users are strangers to pot. More »
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Why Is Facebook Blocking the Word ‘Palestinian’ in Page Titles? [Censorship]
The Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet tried to create a Facebook page for itself this weekend. Only, it wasn’t able to do so—because Facebook won’t let users create pages with the word “Palestinian” in the title. More »
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