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China Spying And Censoring Skype Conversations

8th October 2008

A report from Canadian researchers affiliated to the University of Toronto have revealed that China has been blocking messages that contain certain ’sensitive words’. More »

Carrefour Banned On Google China

2nd May 2008

During the Olympic torch relay in France, a wheelchair-bound Chinese participant was attacked by pro-Tibet protesters. To add insult to injury, France has granted honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama, who is the head of the Tibetan Buddhists, who have been agitating against the Chinese Government. These events have apparently not gone down well with both, the Chinese public and government. More »

Twitter Banned In Dubai

22nd April 2008

Getting banned in the Middle East and China is fast becoming a sign of importance of a website. YouTube’s had it, the BBC has had it, and now up and coming social media site Twitter has had it happen to them. In the words of Ali G. “Respect”! More »

Pakistan Bans YouTube, Disrupts Service Worldwide

25th February 2008

Popular video-sharing site, YouTube, was officially blocked by all ISPs in Pakistan under direct orders from the government of the country, in order to prevent citizens from seeing footage from an anti-Islamic film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Accidental propagation of the block led to the YouTube site becoming inaccessible to most Internet users worldwide on Sunday. More »

Google and Wikipedia Off Limits For Brighton Uni Students

14th January 2008

In this day and age, it is astounding to read that a lecturer, Prof. Tara Brabazon, from the university of Brighton, has banned her students from using websites such as Google and Wikipedia to conduct their research. More »

Google Bans Lingerie Ads For “Sexual” Content

13th December 2007

For a company that likes to portray itself as a “fun” and “cool”, Google has been neither in recent times. In their latest display of prudishness the search giant has banned all the ads from lingerie retailer Pampered Passions’ latest campaign for their supposedly adult content. More »