for the record, LulzSec frontman Sabu was probably an informant.. more on LulzSec crackdown and a cyberculture roundup…

LulzSec frontman Sabu was FBI informant, fed Stratfor docs to Wikileaks from an FBI-owned computer by Xeni Jardin The Guardian has more on the big hacking news which Fox News broke yesterday (as noted in a post by Rob). “Sabu,” the trash-talking, self-appointed leader of LulzSec, has been working for the FBI for the last … Read more

#HamzahKashghri debate on Twitter. Saudi Arabia may have used Interpol’s “red notice” system to locate and arrest journalist Hamza Kashgari… A cyberculture roundup

Saudi blogger faces execution for Mohammed tweets from Hurriyet Daily News Malaysia on Monday defended its deportation of a Saudi journalist wanted at home… #HamzahKashghri sparks a polarising debate on Twitter Interpol accused after Saudi Arabia arrests journalist over Muhammad tweet from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Saudi Arabia is reported to have used Interpol’s … Read more

Against copyright trolls -anti ACTA activism all around Europe!

  Check out Erkan?s pinterest board on Anti-ACTA imagery AJ Stream: ACTA protests go global Civil society beating back ACTA assault by Grahnlaw On and off line beating back ACTA is the greatest pan-European civil society campaign ever. We note that media interest is widening. The Economist: Internet freedom and copyright law: ACTA up ? … Read more

Copyright wars, Assange Trial, Facebook IPO, Pirate Bay and more… A Cyberculture roundup

Dear Hollywood: An Open Letter to the Hardworking Men and Women in the Entertainment Industries from EFF.org Updates by parker Dear Hollywood, You don?t need us to tell you that your position on anti-“piracy” laws has been unpopular recently. Last month?shistoric protests, with millions of Americans registering their opposition, have made that point pretty clear. … Read more

ACTA, worse than SOPA, comes to Europe…

  ACTA ?Is More Dangerous Than SOPA? by Lance Ulanoff SOPA and PIPA are stalled (or dead) in the halls of the U.S. Congress. Yet, there may be a bigger, perhaps more dangerous threat to Internet freedoms on the way, called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA. At least that?s how U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, … Read more

Towards Jan 28: Anonymous targets Facebook; International Privacy Day and more. A cyberculture roundup…

Anonymous Targets Facebook For A January 28 Attack [UPDATED] from All Facebook by David Cohen Hacktivist group Anonymous may have Facebook in its cross hairs for an attack at midnight January 28, no time zone specified. This potentially makes the social network the latest victim in Anonymous? path of destruction since file-sharing service Megaupload was … Read more

hell yeah! SOPA is dead!

Senator Reid: PIPA Vote Postponed from Mashable! by Alex Fitzpatrick What Megaupload Teaches Us About the Cloud, SOPA and Backups from Mashable! by Christina Warren Who Did the Most to Bury SOPA? [POLL] from Mashable! by Chris Taylor The Week That Killed SOPA: A Timeline from Mashable! by Alex Fitzpatrick   Senate postpones PIPA vote … Read more

Netizens win the first round but it is early to declare victory. SOPA/PIPA roundup…

Facebook CEO And Users Rant About SOPA [UPDATED] from All Facebook by David Cohen Facebook elected not to go dark to protest the Stop Online Privacy Act, unlike Google, which blocked out its logo, and Wikipedia, which actually went grey.  Zuckerberg: SOPA Is ?Poorly Thought-Out Law? from Mashable! by Samantha Murphy Internet SOPA/PIPA Revolt: Don’t … Read more

AJ Stream piece: “Websites go dark to protest Internet censorship”

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Internet Blackout all over. Netizens vs. SOPA/PIPA bill gangs. A roundup

Internet Blackout: SOPA, Reddit, and Networked (Political) Publics This wednesday, Wikipedia, Reddit, and a range of other high profile on-line sites will go black in protest of SOPA and PIPA, legislation currently being considered by the U.S. Congress, which will impose regulations on net practices in the name of exerting greater control over “piracy.” For … Read more

Andrew Lih’s piece on “Wikipedia Blackout to protest SOPA (Jan 18, 2012)”

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netizens from Turkey also prepare against SOPA… news from Turkish cybersphere…

check out: http://www.internettutulmasi.com/ İnternet erişimi anayasada korunan bir hak olmalı mı? İnternet erişiminin anayasa içerisinde tanımlanarak güvence altına alınmasından daha doğal bir şey olamaz. Yeni bir anayasa, eğer gerçekten sivil ve demokratik olacaksa, asli ekseni düşünce, ifade, bilgi edinme, haber alma, örgütlenme hak ve özgürlükleri üzerinde kurulmalıdır; internete sınırsız, sansürsüz, kısıtsız bir biçimde erişme hak ve … Read more

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

an anti-SOPA imagery gallery in a Pinterest board

I will be alert to blog about the SOPA development in the next few days… Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) – Wikipedia Check out the gallery I prepared using Pinterest: anti-SOPA imagery  

“Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2012” and a cyberculture roundup: SOPA, Kopimism, internet access,

Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2012 by Ernesto Which torrent sites get the most visitors at the start of 2012? At first glance little seems to have changed, as many of the sites in the top 10 have been among the top torrent sites for more than half a decade. But moving down … Read more