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#websiteblocking — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. 3️⃣ US Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren has proposed a copyright website-blocking law similar to SOPA/PIPA. Public interest protections are a welcome addition. We will wait to see if the bill gets up. I would love to see the consideration of the public interest added to the Australian scheme.
    #Copyright #WebsiteBlocking #Piracy
    eb.wtf/40W0yNc

  2. Conservatives Mass Internet Censorship Bill (S-210) Could Go to Final Vote

    The Conservatives effort to censor the internet (S-210) could reach a final vote this week. This according to OpenMedia.

    freezenet.ca/conservatives-mas

    #Censorship #News #AgeVerification #BillS210 #Canada #OpenMedia #WebsiteBlocking

  3. MPA Pushing to Bring Internet Killing Bill SOPA Back

    The SOPA fight from the internet of old may be back for another round as the MPA is working with congress for another attempt.

    freezenet.ca/mpa-pushing-to-br

    #Censorship #Copyright #FileSharing #News #blocking #MPA #MPAA #PIPA #piracy #SOPA #US #WebsiteBlocking

  4. No Age Verification Bill Supporters, Liberals are Not Out of Step to the Rest of the World With Their Opposition

    Supporters of the age verification bill are said to by mystified as to why the Liberals won’t support their internet crackdown.

    The Canadian Conservative party’s variation of the war on the open internet is running into roadblocks...

    freezenet.ca/no-age-verificati

    #AgeVerification #BillS210 #Canada #France #FreedomOfExpression #US #WebsiteBlocking #Censorship #News #Privacy #Security

  5. Yes, Canada’s Age Verification Applies to Every Site, Not Just Dedicated Adult Sites

    Some people out there are apparently trying to argue that this applies to a handful of sites. That doesn't seem to be the case.

    When I wrote my analysis of Bill S-210 late last year, one of t

    freezenet.ca/yes-canadas-age-v

    #Censorship #News #AgeVerification #BillS210 #Canada #legislation #SocialMedia #WebsiteBlocking

  6. My @fsfe collogue @llas is also working 50% at the Humboldt University.

    As a result of a 2-year collaboration project with researchers from the Weizenbaum Institute, they published a study analysing #WebsiteBlocking and #NetworkInterference all over Europe and contextualized under #NetNeutrality and #OpenInternet.

    The study is published under #OpenAccess:
    onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ep