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1,000 Tibetan Monks Jailed to Prevent Protests

Entire monasteries cleared as Olympics start date approaches

Jul 7, 08 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Chinese government has jailed more than 1,000 monks in an effort to prevent protests during the Olympic Games, reports the Times of London. Three large monasteries are empty near Lhasa, where hundreds of monks and supporters held protests amid gunfire in March. The government is holding the monks—... More »

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China • censorship • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Buddhist monks • Tibetan independence • Lhasa • Olympic protests


 Hate Speech:
 Is US Protection Too Broad?

Free speech protections increasingly at odd with European model

Jun 12, 08 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Several years ago American conservative journalist Mark Steyn published a piece denigrating Islam in Maclean's, the leading newsweekly in Canada. While its tone was sharp, its content was no more inflammatory than the material in American rightwing publications. But now Maclean's is facing trial for publishing hate speech, writes Adam... More »

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censorship • First Amendment • Constitution • hate speech

Brits Fine Foul-Mouthed MTV Europe

Network pays $485K, promises to tone
down language

Jun 6, 08 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UK media watchdog has fined MTV Europe $484,500 for having a potty mouth, Variety reports. The network repeatedly uses “highly offensive language and material” in its videos and shows, often before 9pm, the family-viewing cutoff point. An MTV rep said the firm “takes this sanction and... More »

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television • music • homophobia • MTV • censorship • racism • profanity

 Russian TV Rubs Out Putin Foes 

Rumored 'stop list' keeps pesky gov't opponents off the airwaves

Jun 3, 08 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian TV stations have just the solution for pesky opposition commentary—they simply keep it off the airways, even digitally erasing one anti-Putin analyst, the New York Times reports. Putin’s opponents are included in what some call a “stop list” of figures banned from television coverage. It’s... More »

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Russia • television • Vladimir Putin • censorship • freedom of press • television news

Cockfight Mag Forced Off Amazon.com

Humane Society
sued, said publication boosted illegal sport

May 21, 08 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a victory for the Humane Society, the publisher of The Gamecock has agreed to stop selling its publication on Amazon.com. The anti-animal cruelty group had sued Amazon to remove the magazine—which it says promote cockfighting—from its site, charging the online retailer with violating federal law, the... More »

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censorship • Humane Society • cockfighting • Amazon.com • magazine publishing

Bill's Charity Linked to Tibet Crackdown

'Philanthropic dynamo' took '05 donation from shady Internet firm

Apr 13, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's strong public stance against the crackdown in Tibet flies in the face of her husband's past fundraising ties in China, reports the LA Times. At the crux is a 2005 speech the former president gave for which he received an undisclosed donation to his charitable foundation—from... More »

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philanthropy • Hillary Clinton • Internet • censorship • Bill Clinton • charity • Democratic presidential candidates • first lady • Internet censorship

Chavez Bans Simpsons, Brings in Baywatch Babes

Chavez takes unsuitable cartoon off air, tells kids to watch 'Baywatch' instead

Apr 9, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hugo Chavez has bumped pudgy Homer Simpson from Venezuela's airwaves, reports the Times of London, opting instead for the decidedly more fit and furry David Hasselhoff. The dysfunctional Simpsons were deemed "inappropriate" for kiddies watching the morning TV lineup, but were replaced with the entirely, er, wholesome "Baywatch... More »

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television • Venezuela • censorship • David Hasselhoff • The Simpsons • Hugo Chávez • Baywatch • Baywatch: Hawaii

 Zimbabwe Frees Times Reporter, British Journalist 

Bearak arrested for violating pseudo-censorship laws

Apr 7, 08 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York Times reporter Barry Bearak and a British journalist were freed on bail today by Zimbabwean authorities, who arrested them last week for covering the country's presidential elections without government approval. Bearak was released to a clinic; he was injured in jail when he fell 7 feet from his... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • censorship • journalist • Zimbabwe elections • Barry Bearak

Deposition Earns Hefty Fine for Salty CEO

73 F-bombs spice up testimony; unamused judge wants $29K

Apr 7, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A CEO's foul-mouthed deposition could cost him and his lawyer $29,323 for making a "spectacular failure" of legal proceedings, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "I've never seen anything like this" in 30 years, said a judge of Aaron Wider dropping 73 F-bombs in 12 hours. Wider and his... More »

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censorship • court • obscenity • court cases • freedom of speech • Aaron Wider

Chinese Get No Independent News on Tibet

Official story of foreign-incited riots is playing well at home

Apr 2, 08 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - China's media outlets have been getting their information about the recent unrest in Tibet solely from the state-controlled news agency, Xinhua. As a result, most Chinese citizens are buying the government's handling of what has been portrayed as mob violence plotted from abroad—when it's been covered at all, the... More »

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China • censorship • Tibet • Xinhua • Great Firewall of China • media coverage

 Monks Spoil China's PR Tour 

Press visit disrupted by crying Tibetans

Mar 27, 08 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tibetan monks burst into a carefully choreographed Chinese media event yesterday, breaking the image of restored calm China had hoped to project. China had allowed a small group of foreign reporters into the region, but even as one monk at Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple was expounding on the return to... More »

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China • censorship • protests • Tibet • Buddhist monks • Tibetan independence • Lhasa • Jokhang Temple

 China Blacklists Video Sites 

Todou.com is among those warned, 25 sites closed

Mar 20, 08 8:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - China shuttered 25 video-sharing websites today and warned numerous others, as authorities moved to enforce stricter controls on online content announced late last year, Reuters reports. Chinese video heavyweight Tudou.com was among those that received a warning to eliminate pornographic and political material. "We're working hard to upgrade... More »

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China • Internet • censorship • online videos • venture capital • Internet censorship • Tudou.com

Tibet Shoutout Spurs Crackdown

Cry supporting independence prompts threat of censorship

Mar 7, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Beijing says it will toughen restrictions on visiting artists performing in China in response to Bjork's onstage expression of support for Tibetan independence, the London Times reports. “We shall never tolerate any attempt to separate Tibet from China and will no longer welcome any artists who deliberately do this,... More »

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China • free speech • censorship • Tibet • Tibetan independence • Bjork

Booze and Beats Don't Mix in Turkey

Bottles cut from music video; critics cite moves toward religious law

Feb 28, 08 6:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Singer Aslizen Yentur thought it was a joke when Turkey's top music channel axed shots of a wine bottle-laden table from her video. It wasn't, and now Turkey's broadcasting watchdog is drafting a bill to make scenes that encourage drinking illegal—supposedly to align with EU norms, the Independent reports.... More »

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Turkey • alcohol • European Union • censorship • wine • pop music • broadcasting • music videos • Aslizen Yentur

EU May Name Censorship a Trade Barrier

Measure takes aim at the 'Great Firewall
of China'; would inject web into trade talks

Feb 28, 08 2:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The EU is out to hack down the Great Firewall of China, Ars Technica reports. A new proposal would classify the web censorship China and other oppressive regimes employ as a trade barrier, an approach its creator calls “unusual, but effective.” The measure already sailed through the European... More »

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China • European Union • censorship • trade • web traffic • Internet censorship • web censorship • Great Firewall of China • European Parliament

Burma's Pens Mightier Than Censors

Info-starved population gets creative to bypass government's gags

Feb 13, 08 1:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Never shy about censorship, Burma has cracked down even more since September's monk uprising—no small event in a country that ranks 164th out of 168 on the Press Freedom Index. But information-starved citizens are finding creative ways to circumvent an extreme government that bans even benign news about soccer... More »

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censorship • poetry • Burma • monks • Burma protest • Democratic Voice of Burma

AT&T Might Filter Internet Traffic

Aim is to punish illegal file-sharing, but privacy concerns abound

Jan 23, 08 6:58 PM CST
(Newser) - AT&T is considering steps to filter the Internet traffic it provides in order to stop illegal file-sharing, the AP reports. CEO Randall Stephenson, speaking to the World Economic Forum today, likened the company's role as passive participant in copyright infringement to witnessing a crime: "It's like being in... More »

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Comcast • censorship • AT and T • ISP • Internet filtering

China Shut 44K Porn Sites
in '07, Jailed Hundreds

Ministry says 'young minds' are being 'perverted'

Jan 23, 08 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - China took down 44,000 porn websites last year, arrested 868 people, and penalized 2,000 others. The Public Security Ministry said today that Internet pornography has “perverted China’s young minds,” the AP reports. Porn and paid sex are illegal in almost all forms in the country;... More »

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China • Internet • censorship • pornography • Public Security Ministry

China Cracks Down on Online Games

Calls them 'spiritual opium'

Jan 17, 08 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - China is cracking down on its booming, billion-dollar online game industry, which is seen as “spiritual opium” that threatens to hook the Chinese people, Reuters reports. The government today said it plans to regulate “undesirable” elements out of the game, which 41 million Chinese played this year. “... More »

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China • censorship • online gaming • Internet cafes • Internet addiction

Japan Eyes Internet Crackdown

Tough new proposals
protect children, copyrights

Jan 4, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Japan has taken a relaxed approach to controlling the Internet in the past, but the government is planning to ratchet up regulation, Ars Technica reports. The communications ministry is looking at ways to bring web and mobile content in line with heavily regulated traditional media. Concerns are high about libelous... More »

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Internet • Japan • censorship • Internet security • watermark • peer to peer

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