Here it is, one of the biggest jokes circulating the Internet today. As reported on the Lessig Blog, social bookmarking site, Digg, has removed what they call “adult content” despite all of the content of the video having been previously shown on the Fox News Network. Cool work Digg, nice to see you becoming the [...]
A test case for free speech: Australian academic dismissed for opposing falling university standards
A test case for free speech: Australian academic dismissed for opposing falling university standards This article raises questions about the censorship of free speech as a result of the dismissal of a tenured university lecturer as a result of him speaking to the media about falling academic standards. Whilst this may not relate directly to [...]
News that access to Youtube was blocked earlier this year by the Thai Information and Communication Ministry, appeared to many foreign commentators as an over-sensitive reaction to what many Westerners would consider to be plain vanilla free speech. Claiming that some videos on Youtube were offensive to His Majesty, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Thai communications [...]
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