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Deep divides in Dubai at UN talks on Internet control

By AP News Tue, Dec 11, 2012 10:38AM UTC 1 Comment

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Talks over possible new U.N. regulations for the Internet were deeply divided Monday, with Russia and others advocating for more government control, while a U.S.-led bloc warned against rules that could restrict freedoms in cyberspace. The Dubai conference, which wraps up later this week, is not empowered to bring...

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No depth: Shallow minds try barricading the web in India

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Tue, Jan 17, 2012 3:15AM UTC 0 Comment

No one in India’s official establishment is comprehending the damage being done to its democratic credibility by the ham-handed manner in which content regulation of the Internet is being sought. Even in the mid-1990s when there were no laws worth their name to control the explosion of satellite television channels, the scenario had not resembled...

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Comment: Mahathir’s limited democracy vs Sibal’s pre-screening content

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Tue, Dec 06, 2011 10:58PM UTC 5 Comments

What is common to Malaysia’s longest serving Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohammed and Kapil Sibal, India’s Communications and Information Technology minister? Simply put – both share a liking for smothering views that are not palatable. Let us break down issues for which the two are ‘trending’. India is slowing down, says Mahathir, because it is...

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Internet censorship in Asia

By Jon Russell Fri, Sep 16, 2011 12:30PM UTC 0 Comment

Reuters has a write-up looking at how Asian nations are realising that they cannot control the internet (here). The article mentions a few obvious characters like China and Singapore with Malaysia, India and South Korea all mentioned too. There is no coverage of Thailand – where use of lese majeste laws is regressing, according to...

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Foreign web host company ‘snitched’ lese majeste critic to Thai authorities

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Tue, Aug 30, 2011 8:30AM UTC 0 Comment

By Saksith Saiyasombut Earlier this month, the United States has expressed “disappointment” over the prosecution of Joe Gordon, a naturalized US citizen from Thailand who was arrested in May and charged with lèse majesté. Gordon has allegedly linked to the book “The King Never Smiles”, an unauthorized and banned biography on Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej...

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