مباحث اور تبادلہ خیال
The Copyright Alert System: coming to a home near you?
The question of how best to respond to the unauthorised dissemination of copyright-protected expression over the internet has long troubled copyright owners. But the proposed solution of a Copyright Alert could potentially erode free speech, writes Graham Reynolds.
In the Philippines, be careful of what you retweet
A new cybercrime law in the Philippines would give unfettered powers to the state to monitor internet users, take down websites and imprison citizens writes Purple S. Romero.
A sticky WCIT and the Battle for Control of the Internet
At the World Conference on International Telecommunicatins (WCIT) uthoritarian governments staked worrying claims. But beware of the Clinton Paradox, the US-dominated model of non-governmental governance brings its own problems, writes Alison Powell.
Brazil’s online crossroads between authoritarianism and democracy
Despite Brazil’s democratic accomplishments, laws are used to regulate websites date from the 1960s, giving arbitrary power to the state. A proposed ‘Marco Civil da Internet’ has the capacity to change this, writes Marcos Todeschini.
What is a nice UN Internet Governance Forum doing in a place like this?
The Oxford Internet Institute’s Ian Brown writes from Azerbaijan, asking whether a country that suppresses online freedom should be allowed to host a gathering devoted to discussing it.
مطالعتی کیس
Cyber-bullying that led to suicide
On 10 October 2012 the Canadian teenager Amanda Todd committed suicide after years of cyber-bullying and harassment. Judith Bruhn describes a shocking case.
Brazil confronts Google – and it’s personal
A top Google executive was arrested in Brazil when the company refused to remove YouTube videos that made accusations against a local mayoral candidate. Felipe Correa discusses the case.
Netherlands passes Europe’s first net neutrality legislation
Censoring The Scorpions
Punishing users of extremist websites
