Tag Archives: Internet Freedom

It Just Won’t Die: CISPA Returns to Threaten Internet Freedom

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Barry Donegan

First, lawmakers rallied behind the Stop Online Piracy Act, a well-intended but disastrous bill that would have essentially criminalized the sharing of YouTube videos on Facebook. Then, an attempt was made in 2012 to pass CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and … Continue reading →

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SOPA Worldwide: UN Group Plots in Secret Against Net Freedom

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Barry Donegan

At this very moment, the 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications is underway. Meetings of the International Telecommunication Union, a subsidiary of the UN, generally deal in policy issues relevant to telecoms, but the non-democratic institution is now considering a … Continue reading →

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