The endless violence in Iraq continues. One recent victim was Iraqi blogger Ahmed from BlogIraq. His friend Abu Aya writes: Yes. Ahmed (BlogIraq) is dead. He was killed in Baghdad on April 11th, 2008. He went back to Baghdad to take his family out, but he did not have enough time to do so. He…
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What comes next?
Is it really the job of a corporate to ban material on the internet? Qantas has defended the adequacy of its internet filters after a man accessed child pornography in its Melbourne Airport lounge. Mark Stephen Heers, 45, of St Leonards, NSW, pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday to three counts of…
Being oneself in the Islamic Republic
Gay life in Iran. (The internet provides light in a dark world.)
Welcome to a dictatorial democracy
Blocking internet freedom of speech in Thailand (yet another friendly US ally in the Asia.)
Directives from the top
The confusing state of living in East Timor (courtesy of one of the growing number of bloggers in the country.)
More manners, please
Spare me: Nearly half of all internet users would support a voluntary code of conduct for bloggers and online commentators, according to research. A survey by legal firm DLA Piper said 46% of web users think bloggers should sign up to a code that reflected the laws on defamation, intellectual property and incitement, with 15%…
Growth + power = abuse?
My following article appears in the Amnesty International Australia’s Uncensor campaign about human rights in China: China’s rapid growth is often forgotten when analysing the country’s human rights record, but these issues should not be ignored in the rush for super-power status, writes Antony Loewenstein. Amidst all the current stories about China and the Beijing…
“I wrote that”
Professional journalists, your days are numbered: User-generated content has been buzzed about in magazine circles for a few years, but editors—save for a select few—have largely been reluctant to turn over pages from their shrinking folios to readers. Now, a magazine is taking the concept to its extreme: a 100-percent user-generated issue. For its June…