No Niagara Falls Review, Age Verification is No Replacement for Basic Parenting Drew Wilson | March 18, 2023 An article in the Niagara Falls Review argues that Canada needs age verification, but the case presented for it is pitifully weak.
What the SMART Act is and Why it is America’s Article 17 (Upload Filters) Drew Wilson | April 2, 2022 The US has tabled something that is known as the SMART Act. This is known by critics as America’s upload filters law.
Europe’s Article 11 and Article 13 Delayed Until Next Year Drew Wilson | December 16, 2018 Europe’s controversial article 11 (link tax) and article 13 (censorship machines) have now been delayed for the rest of the year.
Tumblr Experiences Implosion Following Automated Porn Ban Drew Wilson | December 7, 2018 In an effort to presumably get back into the good graces of Apple, Tumblr may have inadvertently made a great case against automatic filtering.
UK’s Snap Election Approved – What About the Digital Economy Bill? Drew Wilson | April 20, 2017 British parliamentarians have approved of Theresa May’s snap election. The question some may have is what will happen to the Digital Economy Bill?
Legal Analysis: EU Content Filtering Could Be Illegal Drew Wilson | January 26, 2015 Content filtering and calls to break encryption for governments around the world have been growing in recent weeks. Now, in the midst of increased rhetoric to allow governments to attack internet infrastructure, one analysis shows that the idea of filtering the Internet in Europe could be illegal.
UK ISPs Hijacking Users Browsers to Push Porn Filters Drew Wilson | December 25, 2014 UK ISPs BT, Sky, TalkTalk, and Virgin are reportedly hijacking their subscribers web browser sessions to try and push them to use porn filters.
Australian Government Mulling Internet Censorship to Slow File-Sharing Drew Wilson | December 15, 2014 Australia is currently in the process of putting together a proposed copyright reform law aimed at slowing file-sharing. While the good news is that the proposal would merely seek to slow the connection speeds of alleged file-sharers, the bad news is that the government is wanting to resort to Internet censorship by blocking alleged file-sharing …
UK Porn Filter Censors the Chaos Computer Club Drew Wilson | December 11, 2014 Overblocking in the UK is once again grabbing headlines after the porn filters (often dubbed “The Great Firewall of Britain”) have added another high profile innocent victim: The Chaos Computer Club.
La Quadrature Du Net – Let’s Build Better Copyright Laws Drew Wilson | July 6, 2012 After what many call as the death blow to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) thanks to an overwhelming rejection in the European Parliament, some might call the battle for balanced copyright over for now. La Quadrature Du Net, however, argues that this is a great time to build more acceptable copyright laws.
