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Microsoft Bing Censors Gay Searches In Middle East

12th March 2010

The OpenNet Initiative has found that Microsoft Bing censors searches related to gay and lesbian topics in a number of Middle Eastern countries. More »

Did Twitter Really Destroy Bruno?

16th July 2009

The success or failure of a movie is traditionally judged by its box office collections over the very first weekend of its release. However in the case of the movie Bruno, some believe its success is determined by the nature of tweets about the movie. More »

First Amazon, Now Google In Anti-Gay Row

20th April 2009

Amazon.com recently upset a lot of their gay clients by removing the sales rankings for several gay titles from their collection. Now, search giant Google is likely to find itself in the middle of the same contreversy due to a faux-pas that has been found on the AdWords system. More »

India Debates Whether Blogs Should Be Regulated

16th January 2008

A current topics discussion program aired on a national television network in India kicked off a lively debate about whether the government of India should regulate blogs. The program not only offers insights into the state of the blogosphere in India but also broaches a topic that has increasingly cropped up as an issue in a number of developing countries including China and Russia. More »

Gaydar Launches Mobile Site

6th September 2007

UK’s largest social networking site catering to gay and lesbian users, Gaydar, is adapting Web 2.0 technology in an attempt to combat the onslaught of new, slicker sites. They have just launched a mobile version of the extremely popular site and are also beta testing a blog service for registered members. More »