born on Facebook and other social networking sites - which led the government to cut off Internet service.
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Slashdot Your Rights Online Story | CRTC Issues Net Neutrality Rules - 0 views
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Candian legislative body outlines rules for ISP performing route management (preferential service to certain providers/sites).
Slashdot Technology Story | FCC Begins Crafting Net Neutrality Regulations - 0 views
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FCC working on new net neutrality legislation
BitTorrent is to stealing movies what "bolt-cutters are to stealing bicycles" - 0 views
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Looks at a piece of legislation being debated right now that is intended to address piracy. "The bill would give the government legal tools to blacklist a "rogue" website from the Internet's Domain Name System, ban credit card companies from processing US payments to the site, and forbid US-based online ad networks from working with the site. It even directs the government to keep a list of suspect sites, even though no evidence has been presented against them in court."
How Egypt Pulled the Plug on the Internet - CBS Evening News - CBS News - 1 views
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The Internet blackout was a surprising move for a nation previously known for being open - compared to other countries in the Mideast.
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unprecedented is we've never seen such a connected country like Egypt be disconnected
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Very interesting article about how the Egyptian Government pulled the plug. Also talks about legislation in the US Congress that would give the President authority to pull the plug on us.
2010 Legislation Related to "Sexting" - 2 views
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This article talks about the new Sexting laws that were in placed during the past year. It has laws from each state. Also, it includes what the punishment will be if the law is broken.
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