China blocks "Egypt" searches. China blocked the word “Egypt” from micro-blog searches in a sign that the Chinese government is concerned that protests calling for political reform in the country could spill into China’s internet space. Skip related content Searches on Sunday for “Egypt” on micro-blog functions of Chinese web portals such as Sina.com and Sohu.com... 

Rustem Adagamov is Russia's most popular blogger. When he writes about demonstrations by the political opposition and "unparalleled police brutality," he reaches more readers than many daily newspapers in Moscow do. As Adagamov sees it, "The Internet is the last free territory -- but it won't stay that way for long." With so many of their media sources controlled by the... 

CofCC.org is constantly pointing out race-based censorship in the media, and now the Washington Post is actually fessing up to doing it. A while back, the LA Times made a similar confession stating that they routinely censor information about non-white crime perpetrators “so as not to unfairly stigmatize any one ethnic group.” From Washington Post: Pierre also worried about hyping a story... 

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski was as clear as he always is on net neutrality today in response to a potential Google/Verizon deal. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have the power to enforce this, which is what instigated the deal originally. [Reuters]  Read More »

In 2006, Google co-founder Sergey Brin traveled to DC, urging Congress to support net neutrality. The New York Times reported this morning that Google and Verizon are conspiring to create tiered internet service. (UPDATING: Google denies, WSJ affirms NYT.) If the NYT report is true (see updates below), it would be an about face that redefines “do no evil” as “do the exact thing... 

ACTA Mafia Click here to download the full ACTA agreement PDF file. The leaked ACTA agreement! Soon to be copy pasted into a law near you. “It provides for criminalization of copyright infringement, granting law enforcement the powers to perform criminal investigation, arrests and pursue criminal citations or prosecution of suspects who MAY have infringed on copyright” There is a section... 

1. US Congress Sells Out to Wall Street 2. US Schools are More Segregated Today than in the 1950s 3. Toxic Waste Behind Somali Pirates 4. Nuclear Waste Pools in North Carolina 5. Europe Blocks US Toxic Products 6. Lobbyists Buy Congress 7. Obama’s Military Appointments Have Corrupt Past 8. Bailed out Banks and America’s Wealthiest Cheat IRS Out of Billions 9. US Arms Used for War Crimes in Gaza 10.... 

The French government is to give all 18 to 24-year-olds a free newspaper once a week for a year as part of 600 million euro bailout for the press. The concept was originally outlined in January, when the government announced its plan to offer French teenagers a year-long subscription to the newspaper of their choice, commencing on the day of their 18th birthday. The extension of the age range... 

Picture: 1980’s Gangster rap band, Public Enemy. Some members of the band will be guests at the Atlanta Black Power Conference. Media completely censors major “International Black Power Conference” in Atlanta this weekend. According to organizers, members of 15 different black organizations and an array of gangster rappers and record producers will be speaking at the conference. Some members...