In Europe, Hungary proposes Internet tax, “Big Pirate Sites ‘Raided’, Admins on the Run

  Big Pirate Sites ‘Raided’, Admins on the Run  TorrentFreak In June 2011, police across Europe coordinated to carry out the largest anti-piracy operation the continent had ever seen. Their target was Kino.to and its affiliates, a huge illegal movie streaming operation with links to Spain, France and the Netherlands. Internet tax prompts Hungary protest BBC News … Read more

#IGF2014 notes- Meeting with the head of EU Delegation #FHDel

A high level EU Commission official led a meeting with Freedom House delegates, whom I belong to at IGF2014. In principle the EU may be one of the most committed political establishment for digital privacy and they plan to do more on the digital field as they are well aware of growing importance. Our, in … Read more

2 Eylül’de. Açık Oturum: İnternet Çağında Medya Özgürlüğü

Açık Oturum: İnternet Çağında Medya Özgürlüğü Tarih: 2 Eylül 2014, Salı Saat: 10:30-11:30 Yer: santralistanbul Kampüsü Katılımcılar:  Neelie Kroes (Avrupa Komisyonu Başkan Yardımcısı) Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi)  Melih Kırlıdoğ (Alternatif Bilişim Derneği) Dr. Agnes Callamard (Küresel İfade ve Bilgi Özgürlüğü Platformu Müdürü /Kolombiya Üniversitesi, Başkan Özel Danışmanı) Tartışılacak temalar arasında; basın ve medya özgürlüğü, internete ve sosyal medyaya … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Italian PM Letta has resigned…”EU?s top telecoms official rules out government control of the internet…

EU?s top telecoms official rules out government control of the internet The European Commission is trying to carve a mediator role for itself in the global debate over the future of internet governance, taking its distance from the US but also from the idea of a United Nations’ leadership of the Web, supported by Russia … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Sweden is Europe’s most innovative economy

Sweden is Europe’s most innovative economy, Commission says   Sweden is the best country in the EU when it comes to getting new ideas to reach the market, according to a new innovation indicator launched by the European Commission.   The new indicator measures innovation output, which creates better jobs and makes Europe more competitive, the … Read more