Andrew Lih’s piece on “Wikipedia Blackout to protest SOPA (Jan 18, 2012)”
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Towards Jan. 18: Netizens against Internet enemies. SOPA roundup
check out: http://americancensorship.org/ check out: http://sopastrike.com/ The Internet Goes to Washington on January 18 from EFF.org Updates by parker Security Experts and Tech Investors Scheduled to Testify; Worldwide Internet Protest Gathering There?s some good news in the efforts to stop the Internet blacklist bills (SOPA/PIPA): Representative Darrell Issa, an outspoken SOPA critic and the author of alternative … Read more
Alternative Information Technologies Association applied to the Council of State for the cancellation of central Internet filtering system!
Alternative Information Technologies Association applied to the Council of State for the cancellation of central Internet filtering system! Alternative Information Technologies Association applied to the Council of State for the cancellation of central Internet filtering system which will be enforced by Turkish Telecommunication Authority, Information Communications and Technology Agency (ICTA) by November 22nd 2011. The first … Read more
so what’s goin’ on at the Occupy movement? a roundup…
here is Occupy aggregator: http://occupationalist.org/ Occupy Oakland: photos before and after violent police raid by Xeni Jardin Occupy the Nor-easter: NYC OWS protesters braved a snowstorm this weekend by Xeni Jardin Oakland General Strike posters by Cory Doctorow Interpreting the ?Occupy Movement?: stewardship lost and found, C. S. Herrman from open Democracy News Analysis – by … Read more
cyber actors under attack. Blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah detained, Julian Assange loses extradition appeal, CIA is reading your tweets and Facebook status updates….
plus….german police malware discovered, anonymous vs. zetas… a cyberculture roundup: Egypt: Blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah Detained for 15 Days by Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage Egypt Revolution 2011. Activist and blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah has been detained for 15 days, after refusing to be interrogated by the … Read more
police aggression at Occupy Oakland, Egyptians at Tahrir to support Occupy Oakland… an Occupy roundup
Egyptians march from Tahrir Square to support Occupy Oakland protestors from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Watch Live: Michael Moore at Occupy Oakland from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin KQED has a live stream of Michael Moore speaking to “Occupy Oakland”, right now. And North Oakland Now is live-tweeting soundbites while he speaks, as is … Read more
Towards 15th October… a roundup of protests from Occupy Wall Street to Greece…
15th october: #United we will re-invent the world | Just another Take The Square Sites site from Social Network Unionism by OrsanSenalp Via Scoop.it ? Mapping Social Network Unionism Worldwide On October 15th people from all over the world will take to the streets and squares. From America to Asia, from Africa to Europe, people … Read more
alleged Topiary of LulzSec bailed… a cyberculture roundup..
Teenager said to be LulzSec?s Topiary bailed by Rob Beschizz a Photo: Tim Bradshaw of the Financial Times. Jake Davis, the 18-year-old Briton accused by police of being Lulz Security spokestweeter Topiary, is out on bail. Paul Sawers writes: French copyright enforcers: ?Pirates are big spenders on legit content? by Cory Doctorow HADOPI, the French … Read more
A massive cyberculture roundup: EFF on Spotify; wired vs. wikileaks; social media friends turning into real life ones; on digital literacies?
via How Social Media ‘Friends’ Translate Into Real-Life Friendships from MediaShift When social media first gained attention, I heard many people scoff that these online connections couldn’t possibly be real friends. Some even used “Facebook friend” as a synonym for shallowness, fearing people might trade face-to-face interaction for a virtual life online. France Tracks … Read more
A massive cyberculture roundup: EFF on Spotify; wired vs. wikileaks; social media friends turning into real life ones; on digital literacies…
via How Social Media 'Friends' Translate Into Real-Life Friendships from MediaShift When social media first gained attention, I heard many people scoff that these online connections couldn't possibly be real friends. Some even used "Facebook friend" as a synonym for shallowness, fearing people might trade face-to-face interaction for a virtual life online. France Tracks … Read more
detained Anonymous suspects released, New Anonymous attacks expected..
Arrested kids… Anonymous today announced that there might be new attacks. The announcement is in Turkish and provides some information about the operation Turkey and the group?s structure. Nearly all released today who were detained yesterday in relation to Anonymous attack. Here is a Friendfeed discussion on these arrests [in Turkish]. Özgür Uçkan has a … Read more
Anonymous expected to attack tomorrow at 6 pm #operationturkey
Pirate Party of Turkey issued a communique (in Turkish) in which it supports the Anonymous attack. Turkish officials are reported to increase web security measures. ************* Internet activist group warns Turkish government about censorship from Hurriyet Dailynews by ISTANBUL- Daily News with wires Anonymous, an online activist group consisting of anonymous members from all over … Read more
The French Way: “Why You Can?t Say ?Twitter? Or ?Facebook? On French TV” and a massive cyberculture roundup…
Why You Can?t Say ?Twitter? Or ?Facebook? On French TV by Christina Warren Television and radio personalities in France can no longer say ?Twitter? or ?Facebook? on the air unless it?s in a news story about those specific companies, according to a decree from the French broadcasting authority CSA. The Facebook Effect on Relationships [INFOGRAPHIC] … Read more
From Anonymous to arrogant internet enemy Turkish government: Expect Us. #operationturkey
The threat message appeared here. here is the video: Message from Anonymous: Turkish Censorship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L87SPk6i-hM
EFF’s focus on the booming business of Network censorship and surveillance… a Cyberculture roundup…
Documenting Tools for Beating Internet Censorship from EFF.org Updates by schoen Network censorship and surveillance is a booming business. Censorship schemes continue to fragment the Internet and new censorship proposals are constantly introduced around the world, including in liberal democracies. (Lately governments have gotten fascinated by the idea of forcing ISPs to censor particular sites … Read more