Is US Promoting Internet Freedom as Means of Promoting ‘Regime Change’?
He noted that the past year has highlighted the promise and the peril of the Internet as a transformative tool both for human expression and for repression.
What is The United States Stand on Internet Regulation?
He noted that there are a number of conversations going on in a domestic context in a variety of countries around the world. he said the most important thing is for civil society to be involved, for journalists to be involved,
US Makes Internet Freedom a Foreign Policy Priority
He cited that the Committee to Protect Journalists has done an excellent job tracking these tactics, from illicit surveillance and hacking, to offline intimidation of bloggers, to total Internet shutdown.
Hackers Post Log-In Information From PBS
Online hackers, The Lulz Boat, stole into the PBS web site and posted a story that the rapper Tupac Shakur who has been dead for almost 15 years is alive and living in New Zealand.
Social Media Week Debuts in Hong Kong With 30+ Events
Some events will be held purely online, such as an Amazing Race-style Fashion Photo Hunt hosted by Hong Kong Fashion Geek which will take place over the course of SMWHK, with a grand prize worth HK$15,000.
