The Arab Spring began as citizens across the Arab world become dissatisfied with their political and economic situations, and fed up with their repressive government regimes . Frustrated with the […]
The historical significance of the Arab Spring is undeniable. It marks the thawing of the icy authoritarianism that has gripped the Middle East since the end of World War II. […]
On Jan. 26, 2012, Twitter announced its new content policy in an online blog post. Due to its increasing global audience with varying ideas about freedom of expression, Twitter plans […]
“Freedom is partial to no race. Freedom has no religion. Freedom favors no ethnicity. Freedom discriminates not between rich and poor countries. Inevitably freedom will overwhelm Ethiopia.” These are the […]
As the final horn signaled the defeat of the Vancouver Canucks by the Boston Bruins at the Stanley Cup final on June 15, 2011, riots broke out in downtown Vancouver. […]
Once upon a time, in a far-flung, sordid corner of the Internet, a group of hackers set out to right the wrongs of our era from behind a computer screen […]
Advances in technology have decreased the supply of human rights on the Internet. More software capable of monitoring Web activity is being developed each day. The immediate example most people […]
Mainland Chinese netizens are blocked from visiting certain websites dis-preferred by the government, such as Google and Facebook. Surprisingly, a recent BBC news article reported that a large number of comments […]
Cyber Harmony or Total Control? On May 19, 2009, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of the People’s Republic of China issued an edict which shocked Chinese netizens. […]
