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  • Egyptian activist: Internet shutdown backfired

    The Egyptian government's move last week to shut down the Internet in the country backfired because it further inflamed antigovernment protestors, a digital activist in the country said Thursday.

    Written by Grant Gross04 Feb. 11 06:37
  • EU Parliament approves once-secret ACTA copyright treaty

    After 11 rounds of international negotiations, the final text of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has overcome its biggest hurdle yet when it was welcomed as a step in the right direction by the European Parliament, which voted 331-294, with 11 members abstaining, to approve the measure.

    Written by Jennifer Baker25 Nov. 10 02:15
  • EU votes to toughen rules on Internet piracy

    Members of the European Parliament have opened the door to tough new sanctions on Internet users by voting in favor of a controversial report on copyright enforcement.

    Written by Jennifer Baker22 Sept. 10 22:30
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