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Azeri bloggers released from prison
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Azeri Blogger freigelassen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2396] After a long and continuous pressure from several civil society groups and European international organisations such as the European Parliament, the Presidency of the European Union, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe […]
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E-Commerce directive: ensure freedom of expression and due process of law
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [E-Commerce-Richtlinie: Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung und ordentliches Verfahren sichern | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2355] EDRi has responded to the public consultation of the European Commission on Electronic Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC) asking for the revision of the European regime of intermediaries liability, in view of better guaranteeing the respect for fundamental rights […]
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Is YouTube back online in Turkey?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Ist YouTube in der Türkei wieder online? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2326] After almost three years of blocking, Turkey has finally lifted its ban on YouTube. Google’s site was blocked in 2007 for videos considered insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the country’s founder. In 2007, Turkey’s parliament adopted a law allowing […]
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French DNS management must respect constitutional freedoms
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französische DNS-Verwaltung muss verfassungsmäßige Freiheiten respektieren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2276] In a ruling issued on 6 October 2010, the French Constitutional Council affirmed the constitutional value of domain names. According to this decision, which applies to the whole French DNS, a domain name attribution, renewal, transfer or cancellation process must […]
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Danish tax authorities want to mirror hard disks of private companies
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Dänische Steuerbehörde will Festplatten privater Unternehmen spiegeln | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2277] A new proposed law would allow the Danish tax authorities to simply mirror entire hard disks of companies without a court order and before they have a reason to suspect the company has engaged in unlawful activities. The proposal […]
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ENDitorial: Council of Europe: Bad news as it happens
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Reichlich schlechte Nachrichten vom Europarat | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2251] The third Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of experts on new media (MC-NM), held on 27-28 September 2010 in Strasbourg, is likely to dampen enthusiasm. To start with, the current vice-chair Michael Truppe is leaving the group to hold another […]
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Booklet: Internet blocking
European Digital Rights has published a booklet aimed at informing EU officials and parliamentarians about the many complex issues surrounding the issue of Internet blocking. This is part of EDRi’s ongoing work in order to persuade the EU institutions not to introduce web blocking as part of the upcoming Directive on Child Exploitation. The booklet […]
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ENDitorial: Internet blocking in ten weeks and counting
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Internet-Sperren in zehn Wochen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2205] Within the next ten weeks, the European Parliament will finish its crucial first reading of the Directive which, if the European Commission has its way, will impose an EU-wide blocking infrastructure – undermining child protection, fundamental rights and the EU’s voice […]
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Dutch internet community protests against censorship proposal
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Niederländische Internet-Gemeinschaft protestiert gegen staatliche Zensur-Pläne | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2198] Dutch civil society, companies, academics and bloggers sent a letter on 15 September 2010 to the Dutch Minister of Justice regarding a recently launched legislative proposal. According to the writers, the proposal could lead to censorship by the government. The […]
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Blocking websites approved by the French Senate
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französischer Senat stimmt Netzsperren zu | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2200] The French Senate adopted on 10 September 2010 the law on known as Loppsi 2 (Original title: loi d’orientation et de programmation pour la performance de la sécurité intérieure). This legislation would give the police the power to upload malware on […]
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Deleting illegal sites is more efficient than blocking them
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Löschen illegaler Seiten ist effizienter als Sperren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2163] Eco, the Association of German Internet Economy, presented, in a press conference in Berlin on 1 September 2010, the situation related to fighting child pornography, reaching the conclusion that deleting was, in 98% of the cases, more efficient than […]
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Some European ISPs ordered by courts to block access to gambling
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische ISPs sollen Zugang zu Glücksspiel-Seiten sperren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2126] As a result of a case introduced by Arjel (the new French online gambling regulating authority) against Gibraltar-based site stanjames.com which had not responded to the authority’s formal request to stop its services to French users, on 6 August […]
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