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more about #censorship Bokusatsu_Tenshi: [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted]! more » atrus123: Microsoft and Apple are just two peas in a pod. It's one more reason to stick with Android. more » Deckard: We swear too much anyway. more » SJRNWT: Serves you right for using Twitter... more » Monty: Hey, if you can't come anywhere close to the sales of the iPod, why not capture the attention of the conservative right wing of America? Next up: Au... more » Green Jello: Who cares? Quit using Twitter FFS. more » guitarfreakk89: Microsoft just french fried when they were supposed to pizza. more » Coolmodo: Every country on earth carries out censorship. So it is rather lame when one or two examples are singled out as if everyone else is an angel. more » G.O.B.: Come on!: "There is no valid comparison, and it's frankly an affront to suggest otherwise." Piss off, Cicconi. If it's such an affront, do something about it y... more » Valkyrie Ice: I wonder if it has occurred to anyone that telco's are completely unnecessary? If some bright designers got together, built a wireless system that no... more » kernelsanderscheckin: the reason we have monopolies in telco is because corporate lobbyists and the governments are in bed together. unfortunately politicians like to sell ... more » Saboth: Heh nope, he is right. Mr. Cicconi is wrong. Personally, I'm kind of disturbed that Goggle messed with search results concerning that picture of Miche... more » Noobs-R-Us: He's right, getting dicked by an ISP is no different than being dicked by a government. Either way, you walk away with a limp. more » OCEntertainment: I cannot believe I'm saying this but... AT&T's right. *rinses mouth, returns* If we get right down to it, people are dumb. An overwhelming majority... more » Eddie Sarphie: Geeze... require disclosure of practices. End of discussion. It's not like you don't have options and alternatives with your ISP choice. As much as ... more » marshalljoey: If you use a lot of electricity, you pay accordingly. Same thing with water. If you use a lot of bandwidth, you will eventually pay accordingly. Inter... more » christian.bowers: Lets not forget that the communication lines that make up the internet are and were created and or owned by these telcos. The internet is not somethi... more » reckoner23: I say lets take the datacaps for now and let the free market make (improving networks) them cheaper over the years. more » Twanzio: McLaughlin is my new BFF in big government. Good to see that someone in this administration feels the same way most of us regular folk do. more » anderlan: This is exactly the comparison that needs to be made. I have always seen it this way. more » -
#zunehd
Zune HD Twitter App Won't Let You F#&$ing Swear
In the most random and unfortunate act of censorship we've seen since the iTunes Ninjawords debacle, the Zune HD Twitter app automatically whitewashes any bad words that show up in your timeline. UPDATE: More » -
#blockquote
White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer Compares Censorship In China To American ISPs
AT&T did not take kindly to remarks made by White House Deputy CTO Andrew McLaughlin comparing oppressive Chinese censorship to the practice of American ISPs. More » -
#china
China Accuses Google of Unfair Censorship
China's state-run newspaper, People's Daily, is accusing Google of unfairly censoring it's online book section from search results, calling it "revenge" because they publishing a story questioning Google's book scanning practices along with possible copyright issues. My friends, this is rich. More » -
#china
China Scales Back Fight Against Online Political Dissent, Naked Boobs
China's initiative to install the suspiciously opinionated, prudish Green Dam software filter on all new PCs has been chopped off at the knees, so it'll only affect "Internet cafes, schools and other public places." Join me in hollow celebration! More » -
#4chan
The Official Reason AT&T Blocked 4Chan
Fresh from the Mouth of AT&T, who looks like his Lord of the Rings counterpart, is the reason AT&T blocked 4chan. It was, as suspected, blamed on a DDoS attack from that IP address. Update: 4chan's moot confirms their account: More » -
#4chan
Why Did AT&T Block 4Chan?
It's indisputable at this point that AT&T blocked 4chan—what's 4chan, you ask?—the cesspool that has spawned some of the internet's greatest memes, like LOLCATs. We hear it's because of a massive DDoS attack emanating from that IP address. More » -
#censorship
Nokia, Siemens Helped Iran Rig Networks for Government Control
The role of the internet in Iran's recent unrest has been stunning; so too have been the regime's efforts to minimize it. Luckily for the government, Iran's networks are rigged for suppression, courtesy of Nokia and Siemens. More » -
#porn
Microsoft Bing Porn Content Gets Its Own NSFW Domain
Bing is so good at finding porn and displaying it that Microsoft will serve all the adult-oriented content from an specific domain. That way it will be a lot easier to filter: More » -
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#blockquote
"According to Our Surveys, Many Teenage Students Have Become Familiar With Internet Pornography"
Who wasted money on this survey, and to what nefarious purpose will it be used? Find out after the jump. More » -
#iphone
Apple Caves In: NIN's iPhone App Approved Without Alteration
Straight from the twitter account of the man himself, the NIN iPhone app has been approved and will be available sometime later today "unchanged" from the version that Apple found objectionable. More » -
#appstore
Heresy! Apple Rejects Trent Reznor's NIN iPhone App Update For 'Objectionable Content'
I Do Not Want This news to be true, but it is: Apple rejected the NIN app update for "objectionable content." I have never felt Closer to Trent Reznor than I do today, Piggy. Updated. More » -
#censorship
Amazon Deems LGBT Books Too 'Adult' For Search, Best Seller Lists
Hey look! Amazon has a new book sales policy. The policy, instated today, spontaneously transformed many books about LGBT issues into "adult" titles, and therefore no longer includes them in the "Best Sellers" lists/rankings. UPDATED More » -
#australia
Australian Censorship Scheme Gets Blocked By Opposition Leaders
Thankfully many of the people down under have their heads the right way around – Australia's proposed censorship regime has been toppled by mass political opposition, which blocked any legislation required to start the scheme. More » -
#cctvbuilding
Reports of CCTV Skyscraper Fire Hard to Find in Chinese Media
Lots of things are wigging me out about the burned up CCTV building. Are fireworks that dangerous? What will happen with all that debris? And WHY are they censoring news of it over here? More » -
#china
How An Illegal Filipino Satellite Combated the Censorship of Obama's Speech in China
While Americans had millions of ways to watch Obama's inauguration speech, here in China, I'm giving thanks for my one: gray-market Filipino satellite. Without it, I would've missed anything past where Obama muttered "communists." More » -
#badideas
UK May Apply Movie-Style Ratings to Websites; Giz is Rated FU,UK
Britain's minister for culture doesn't like the scary stuff he finds on the internet when he searches for his secret perverse fantasies, so he's hoping to work with Obama to create ratings for websites. -
#bigbrother
Australia, a Country with a Moronic Government, to Block BitTorrent
Australia loves censoring and filtering things on the internet, but its government hasn't had its fill yet. Next up: blocking BitTorrent in the entire country. -
#censorship
Browse a Censored Web Through the China Channel FireFox Plugin
It's no secret that the Chinese government censors web content, but what's it like to actually be a citizen trapped inside the Great Firewall of China? A new FireFox plugin called China Channel can show you. It reroutes your IP through China, allowing you to look like any other digital Chinese citizen from anywhere in the world. Click on a banned site and BAM! You lose your browsing privileges for 15 minutes. But luckily, in this version, you can just reopen the browser with a newly assigned IP. To see an example clip that walks you through installation and browsing, read on. More »
