China has ramped up its online censorship programme by blocking one of the Internet’s largest content delivery networks (CDNs), cutting off the country from large swathes of the web.
A Chinese state-run newspaper has claimed that an overseas malware attack was responsible for Web snags
China has expanded its censorship programme to include a number of virtual private networks or VPNs.
China’s online censorship programme has taken a decidedly aggressive turn, following the announcement that police officers will now be stationed inside large Internet companies.
Just a few days before China hosts a major Internet industry conference, the country has apparently decided to block access to multiple different websites.
Total sales via the G-Cloud procurement framework since its 2012 launch until the end of June 2014 have now reached £217.5m.
Immediately following an EU court ruling in favour of people’s “right to be forgotten” in search results, Google has received requests from a politician and a paedophile.
In response to the whole “right to be forgotten” episode which erupted this week following an EU court ruling, Google is apparently readying an online tool to deal with link takedown requests.
Following the EU ruling on the “right to be forgotten”, Google has set up an online form to allow European citizens to request removal of “irrelevant” links from its search engine.
The Iranian government is reportedly working on a new system to block Internet anonymity.
Beijing appears to have blocked access to the social network on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to restrict the flow of images from pro-democracy demonstrations.
As the pro-democracy demonstrations continue, many protesters have begun using FireChat, a free app that allows users to communicate even without a mobile phone signal.
The regulations, which were originally passed in April, come into effect today, making anonymous blogging illegal and requiring social networks to register with a national media regulator.
Google is planning to launch child-friendly versions of some of its services, with YouTube and Chrome expected to be among the first products to receive the feature.
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