Tuesday, December 30th, 2014
For those of you who believe that the U.S. should give up oversight of ICANN, here’s an eye-opener for you. Google’s popular Gmail email service suddenly fell offline in China, a reminder of the challenges that U.S. Internet companies face even as they kick up their efforts to do business there. Data on Google’s website
Monday, December 29th, 2014
A prominent Tibetan writer says Facebook deleted her post on the self-immolation of a monk in Sichuan Province, raising concerns about politically motivated censorship. Tsering Woeser, who has written several books about Tibet and is a critic...
Wednesday, December 24th, 2014
Reportedly at the request of the Russian government, Facebook has blocked access to a page on the social media site promoting a Jan. 15 rally for a prominent opposition leader and critic of President Vladimir Putin. Currently...
Friday, December 19th, 2014
A White House official said on Thursday that the administration was considering a “proportional response” against those who hacked into Sony Pictures computers, a retaliation that could thrust the United States into a direct confrontation with North...