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IFEX
April 23, 2018
The Omani Coalition for Human Rights, established in March 2018, consisting of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, the Omani Association for Human Rights, the Omani Center for Human Rights and Muwatin Center for Press Freedom, calls for the release of the writer, film critic and Internet activist AbdullahÃâà...
Inverse
April 23, 2018
However, the parts of the plan — inaccurately named the “Restoring Internet Freedom” plan — that modify data collection still have to be approved by the Office of Management and Budget, and the earliest that can happen is on April 27. More importantly, tech experts and internet activists are predicting thatÃâà...
Inverse
April 17, 2018
It did not ban user-directed traffic management, or innovations that might depend on that.” Opponents of net neutrality say that lifting the ban on paid prioritization will boost competition among ISPs. Open internet activists, however, fear that because a few ISPs already hold a near-monopoly in many regionsÃâà...
New Internationalist
April 17, 2018
The law was roundly criticized by internet activists in Germany and abroad, and has already produced a great deal of false positives. While Europe is understandably concerned with the rising tide of hate speech, deputizing American companies to determine what is or isn't hateful is an odd way of dealingÃâà...
Dallas Observer
April 11, 2018
Cruz pushed Zuckerberg further, accusing him of firing Oculus founder Palmer Luckey after The Daily Beast outed Lucky for secretly funding a pro-Trump internet activist group called Nimble America. “That is a specific personnel matter that seems like it would be inappropriate to speak to here,” ZuckerbergÃâà...
TechCrunch
April 6, 2018
Visitors to Backpage.com today were greeted by a simple message from the U.S. Department of Justice, noting that it had seized the classifieds site. According to the static image, the move was a joint effort that included the FBI, IRS and the U.S Postal Inspection Service. The action, while brash, perhapsÃâà...
TechSource
April 2, 2018
Leading internet activist Jack Posobiec tweeted to his 300,000 followers: 'Happy Easter to everyone except Google today'. The backlash from the Christian community isn't surprising as Google has created Doodles for other religious events such such as the hindu festival as "Holi", jewish "holiday of love"Ãâà...
Record-Courier
April 2, 2018
Emily Joy, internet activist and co-founder of #ChurchToo movement, to speak at Hiram College on April 24. By Kelly Maile / Reporter. Monday. Posted at 12:01 AM. Share. The #MeToo social media campaign to raise awareness of sexual harassment gave Emily Joy the courage to share her own story ofÃâà...
wtvr.com
April 1, 2018
Over the last few months, a spate of lawsuits have been filed targeting fringe internet activists and far-right outlets for spreading baseless theories about ... a fringe internet activist, as a defendant for his role in pushing a strain of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory, Couch appeared defiant in a Periscope video.
KITV Honolulu
March 31, 2018
Over the last few months, a spate of lawsuits have been filed targeting fringe internet activists and far-right outlets for spreading baseless theories about topics ... And after a lawsuit filed on Tuesday named Matt Couch, a fringe internet activist, as a defendant for his role in pushing a strain of the Seth RichÃâà...
CNNMoney
March 30, 2018
Over the last few months, a spate of lawsuits have been filed targeting fringe internet activists and far-right outlets for spreading baseless theories about ... a fringe internet activist, as a defendant for his role in pushing a strain of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory, Couch appeared defiant in a Periscope video.
WSLS 10
March 27, 2018
The lawsuit, filed by Aaron Rich in US District Court in the District of Columbia, accuses Ed Butowsky, a wealthy Texas businessman; Matt Couch, a fringe internet activist; America First Media, Couch's media company; and The Washington Times, a conservative newspaper, of acting "with reckless disregardÃâà...
The Daily Dot
March 23, 2018
The bill–which you can read in full here–was drafted to “improve law enforcement access to data stored across borders, and for other purposes.” The CLOUD Act appears to be a direct response to a dispute between Microsoft and the Department of Justice that is currently being appealed to the U.S.Ãâà...
WikiTribune
March 22, 2018
Help us report on this emerging story. Add context through EDIT STORY or offer a suggestion via TALK. A bill aimed at curbing sex trafficking is on its way to President Donald J. Trump's desk after passing the U.S. Senate on Wednesday March 21. The Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA) holdsÃâà...
Minnesota Public Radio News
March 16, 2018
Internet activist Lyudmila Savchuk. Internet activist Lyudmila Savchuk spent two months working in a "troll factory" in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was tasked with writing posts that would inflame anti-American sentiment among Russians. Others at the factory would write negative posts about AmericanÃâà...
NPR
February 9, 2018
DAVIES: Internet activist John Perry Barlow speaking with Terry Gross in 1996. Barlow died Wednesday. He was 70. Coming up, David Edelstein reviews the new Clint Eastwood film, "The 15:17 To Paris," about a terrorist attack on a French train thwarted by three Americans. This is FRESH AIR.
Slate Magazine
February 8, 2018
And although Snowden put digital surveillance in the headlines and offered the opportunity to build what could have been a robust movement for digital privacy, the laws that internet activists have fought to repeal and reform haven't really changed since his disclosure, and Americans seem no moreÃâà...
TechCrunch
February 7, 2018
John Perry Barlow has one of those resumes that seems too surreal to possibly be true. Entertainment sites are currently lamenting the loss of a poet turned Grateful Dead lyricist. Political sites are mourning the death of a lifelong activist. For tech sites such as ours, however, he'll be forever remembered asÃâà...
ideastream
December 31, 1999
Internet activists are gathering in Cleveland this week for a conference about getting better internet access to more people. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance wants to reduce the inequity in broadband connections for people in rural areas or poor urban neighborhoods. Cleveland ranks as one of theÃâà...
Willamette University Collegian
December 31, 1999
On the other hand, the Parkland Shooting spurred a number of internet “activists” to take to their keyboards in rage. Instead of supporting the cause in a tangible way, they offered opinions on the event, rather than fostering healthy discussion. When looking at the role of feminism on the Willamette campus,Ãâà...
CNNMoney
December 31, 1999
The lawsuit, filed by Aaron Rich in US District Court in the District of Columbia, accuses Ed Butowsky, a wealthy Texas businessman; Matt Couch, a fringe internet activist; America First Media, Couch's media company; and The Washington Times, a conservative newspaper, of acting "with reckless disregardÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
December 31, 1999
X.net, a platform of internet activists that cooperated with Falciani in some investigations into corruption and tax evasion, criticized the arrest. "Whistleblowers of corruption used as exchange currency. What justice is this?" the platform wondered in a tweet. Spanish defense lawyer Manuel Olle said theÃâà...
