New study on Sexting

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Twitter stumbles as Medvedev visits

from FT.com – World, Europe
The Russian president, who is touring Silicon Valley companies, sends his first ‘tweet’ from the offices of the messaging service, which is struggling with outages because of usage spikes during the World Cup

“Sexting”: legal and practical issues

from Berkman Center Newsfeed by syoung

The Berkman Center is pleased to share our Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative’s latest document, which addresses legal and practical issues related to the practice colloquially known as sexting:

Sexting: Youth Practices and Legal Implications (PDF)

The document was prepared by Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, based at the Berkman Center, for the Risky Behaviors and Online Safety cluster of the Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative. It is intended to provide background for discussion of interventions related to sexting. It begins with a definition of sexting, and continues with overviews of research and media stories related to sexting. It then discusses the statutory and constitutional framework for child pornography and obscenity. It concludes with a description of current and pending legislation meant to address sexting.

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Latest French obsession is halal burgers

Halal burgers raise French hackles from FT.com – World, Europe A chain of fast-food restaurants is in a pickle after saying some branches will use different ingredients to attract more Muslim customers French politicians in a stew over fast-food chain’s halal menu from FT.com – World, Europe A chain of French fast-food restaurants has got … Read more

“‘Wise men’ discuss EU’s 2020 strategy

‘Wise men’ discuss EU’s 2020 strategy

from EurActiv.com
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero hosted a meeting with prominent EU ‘wise men’ in Madrid yesterday (5 January) to discuss Europe’s economic and social strategy for the next decade. EurActiv Spain reports.

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live blogging from the Copenhagen protests and…

more from the EU agenda…Our neighbor, Greece is having real economic problems, aftermath of Berlusconi attack and more…

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Danish police abuse climate-change demonstrators

from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

Zoran sez, “Earlier this week (12th Dec), a massive, peaceful protest of 100,000 people — the largest demonstration for climate justice in world history — was met with a heavy-handed response by the Danish police. Thousands of riot police swarmed the march route, blocked off streets surrounding large groups of protestors, and arrested almost 1,000 people. Arrestees were cuffed and forced to sit in rows for hours, as the temperatures dipped below freezing; numerous people urinated on themselves after being denied use of toilets.”

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Dispatch from Copenhagen: Demands for Climate Justice

from Global Voices Online by Saffah Faroog

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