Posts Tagged ‘Censorship’

Wikipedia, WordPress Black Out Service to Protest Censorship Bills

Wikipedia, WordPress, among others, blacked out their services to protest anti-piracy legislation, which they say will censor the Internet. Major sites including Wikipedia, WordPress, Craigslist and Wired, directed visitors to contact their congressmen and speak out against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. Google, while not blocked, covered its header with [...]

Alaska Online Censorship Bill Ruled Unconstitutional

A federal judge struck down an Alaska law that sought to hold adults criminally liable for distributing sexually explicit material to minors over the Internet, proving again that states’ efforts to secure the Web are often too broad and far-reaching to be constitutional. Judge Ralph Beistline agreed with the coalition of plaintiffs that filed a [...]

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