Cartel Kills Blogger: TWiOT
Las Zetas kill another "blogger." A body was hung from the same overpass where two bloggers were murdered last month. According to the…
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Articles tagged "TWiOT"
Fri, 18 November 2011
Fri, 11 November 2011
Las Zetas Murder Another Blogger
Rascatripas, a blogger and moderator of the site Nuevo Laredo En Vivo, was murdered by the drug gang Las Zetas. His body was hung from the…
Fri, 4 November 2011
Syrian Blogger Kidnapped by Govt: This Week in Online Tyranny
Syrian blogger disappeared. Hussein Ghrer, a prominent Syrian blogger headquartered in Damascus, disappeared after leaving his house on…
Wed, 5 October 2011
Kuwait Arrests Social Media Users
Two Twitters and one YouTube user have been arrested recently in the Gulf country of Kuwait. Kuwaiti Twitterers Nasser Abul and Mubarak…
Thu, 22 September 2011
Timeline: This Week in Online Tyranny
Because several weeks have passed without a TWiOT update, I am making this one a straight-ahead digest, listing the latest piece of news…
Thu, 8 September 2011
This Week in Online Tyranny
With mobile tech, Siemens helps torture a new generation, this time in Bahrain. Siemens was instrumental in bringing the Nazis to power…
Thu, 18 August 2011
Syrians Campaign for Detained Geek
Campaign for imprisoned Syrian blogger. Anyone who still believes that imprisonment and torture of social media users is limited to…
Wed, 10 August 2011
London, Riots & Social Media
London riots feature social media policing and Blackberry Messaging. London's Metropolitan police told reporters they were delving into…
Thu, 4 August 2011
House Committee Approves U.S. Internet Spy Bill
House committee sees spying bill pass. The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill through to the House that would mandate American Internet…
Thu, 21 July 2011
Suspects Arrested in Blogger Assassination
Suspects arrested in blogger assassination. Five suspects were arrested in the politically-motivated killing of Brazilian blogger Ednaldo…
Wed, 13 July 2011
Israel Passes Anti-Boycott Law
Israel makes boycotts illegal. One of the time-tested, non-violent ways in which people have attempted to force grass-roots change is by…
Fri, 8 July 2011
This Week in Online Tyranny
China trying to buy some Facebook. News has surfaced that a sovereign wealth fund representing the Chinese government wants to buy a…
Fri, 1 July 2011
This Week in Online Tyranny
Brazilian blogger murdered. 36-year-old Brazilian blogger Ednaldo Figueira was shot down in the streets of his home town, Serra do Mel…
Wed, 22 June 2011
Possible LulzSec Hacker Arrested in U.K.
A hacker in Britian was arrested this week. Some have suggested an association with LulzSec, the group that has, among other things…
Thu, 16 June 2011
Imprisoned Syrian Blogger a Fake
Gay Girl in Damascus a straight man in Scotland. When the "cousin" of blogger "Amina Abdallah Arraf" reported her abduction, people around…
Thu, 9 June 2011
Iranian Blogger Loses Appeal on 20 Year Term
Hoder goes down for 20. Hossein Derakhshan, the Canadian-Iranian blogger known as "Hoder," has lost his appeal in Iranian court. He was…
Mon, 6 June 2011
Nigeria Shuts Off Internet After Election
Sources indicate the Nigerian government shut off the country's Internet and mobile communications networks in the capital of Abuja for 12…
Fri, 3 June 2011
Syria Shuts Off Internet
Today, Syria joined the lengthening list of countries who have cut themselves off from the world and their own people by turning off its…
Wed, 1 June 2011
Report on Mideast Pro-Gov Hackers
Report on the "Syrian Electronic Army." Helmi Norman, a research at Citizen Lab and Research Affiliate at the Berkman Center, has released a…
Fri, 27 May 2011
This Week in Online Tyranny
Xu Zhiyong disappeared in Beijing. The lawyer and blogger (PDF) disappeared last Friday, telling friends he was being "taken away to the…
Fri, 20 May 2011
Great Firewall Founder Attacked
Chinese technologist Fang Binxing is credited as the father of the Great Firewall of China, the ring of blocks and filters that keeps the…
Thu, 12 May 2011
This Week in Online Tyranny
Permanent Ban Sought Against Facebook in Pakistan. In a feature on EFF, "This Week in Internet Censorship," Jillian York points to a…
Thu, 5 May 2011
This Week in Online Tyranny
Iran Officially Worst Online Oppressor. A new report from Freedom House has ranked Iran as the world's worst abuser of online rights…
Fri, 29 April 2011
Iran Officially Worst Online Oppressor
A new report from Freedom House has ranked Iran the world's worst abuser of online freedoms. "Freedom on the Net 2011" determined that the…
