Politics News

Are Google Employees Responsible For YouTube Content?

25th February 2010

Three executives of Google have been convicted by a court in Milan, Italy over the screening of a video in 2006. The video in question was of an autistic teenager being bullied. More »

Should Wikipedia Introduce Flagged Revisions?

26th January 2009

The recent appearance of false reports on Wikipedia about the deaths of U.S. senators Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd during the inaugural lunch has started a serious debate on whether or not edits by unknown users should be edited by trusted editors. More »

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 »

U.S. Presidential Candidates Campaign Online

25th August 2008

The current U.S. Presidential hopefuls are certainly moving with the times, and in the process they are changing the way that election campaigns have been held over the years. More »

China Manipulates Politics On Google News, YouTube And Yahoo!

18th March 2008

On Saturday 16th March 2008, the government of China blocked access to YouTube in order to prevent videos of the unrest in Tibet from being viewed by Internet users in mainland China. YouTube showed several clippings of the pro-Tibetan-sovereignty protests, taking place in Lhasa. More »