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May 13, 2010

13:12
Twitter's Role in the Iranian Election Protests: Shining a Spotlight
The events unfolding today in Bangkok bring back memories of the crucial role that Twitter played in spreading news about the massive demonstrations that took place during the Iranian elections earlier this year. read more
13:10
Libraries have right to filter Internet, but maybe shouldn't
This headline is presented in partnership with:Last week the Washington Supreme Court ruled that a public library has the right to filter adult patrons' access to the Internet. The case at the Washington Supreme Court was not about whether North Central Regional's policy is good. It was about whether the library has a right to choose that policy. And the court said it does. read more
13:08
Always collaborate -- A Look at OpenFile
This headline is presented in partnership with:OpenFile, a Toronto-based local news site. read more
13:06
T-Squared: The Six-Month Stats
This headline is presented in partnership with:The Texas Trib went live 6 months ago -- here's how people are using it. read more
13:04
Women make WAVEs in cyberspace
This headline is presented in partnership with:Women Aloud Videoblogging for Empowerment (WAVE) is a new video blogging website that has empowered 30 women from across the country to embrace the vast potential of the audiovisual medium on their own terms. read more
07:36
Facebook's open disdain for privacy
Facebook is important not only to investors but to everyone interested in the future of the Internet, which is practically all of us. read more
07:35
Facebook faces fresh privacy criticism
Facebook has been sharply criticized by European data protection officials for putting users' privacy at risk with changes to its service. read more
07:34
Price of Facebook Privacy? Start Clicking
Facebook has revised its privacy policy to require users to opt out if they wish to keep information private, making most of that information public by default. read more
07:30
Court Rules LimeWire Infringed Copyrights
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that LimeWire, the popular file-sharing service, was liable for copyright infringement, the latest in a growing list of decisions against services that allow users to easily distribute music and videos around the Internet at no cost. read more
07:29
FCC not likely to weigh in on retransmission consent issue
If the cable industry is looking for help from the Federal Communications Commission in its fights with broadcasters, it should think again. read more
07:27
Pentagon works to define rules of cyber warfare
The US military may never have a direct answer on when to fire back against a computer-based attack, a top Pentagon leader said Wednesday, reflecting the complex world of cyber warfare. read more
07:26
Liebowitz: FTC Not Interested in Regulating Behavioral Ads If Industry Can Do Job
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Liebowitz told cable operators in Los Angeles Wednesday (May 12) that the commission is not interested in regulating behavioral advertising so long as the industry is making "progress" toward self-regulation. read more
07:25
The Influence Industry: Disclose Act could deter involvement in elections
Next week, a House committee is expected to mark up legislation responding to the Supreme Court's decision to loosen restrictions on political spending by corporations. But lawmakers have something else on their minds these days: elections -- and the anti-Washington mood swirling through the country. read more
07:24
BT to spend £1bn extra on broadband
BT announced it would spend an extra £1bn on rolling out its super-fast broadband network to two-thirds of the UK within the next five years, as the telecommunications group returned... read more
07:22
Free-to-air TV has spring in its step
Prospects for free-to-air television are rising, amid bullish reports on advertising from major European broadcasters. read more
07:21
Johnston Press eyes online content charges
Johnston Press, the UK's second-largest regional newspaper publisher, said on Wednesday it was considering other methods for customers to pay for access to their Internet editions after an online trial ended. read more
07:19
Seoul to curb telecom marketing spending
South Korea's telecoms regulator on Thursday unveiled a new plan to curb rising marketing costs by the country's major telecom operators in a move aimed at encouraging investment in new technology and services. read more

May 12, 2010

22:24
FCC Grants Public Safety Waivers
The Federal Communications Commission granted conditional approval of 21 petitions filed by cities, counties and states that sought waivers to move forward with the construction of regional or statewide interoperable... read more
22:16
Public Knowledge and Consumer Federation Suggest Eliminating Private FCC Meetings
Public Knowledge and Consumer Federation suggested that the Federal Communications Commission eliminate the practice of allowing private meetings with FCC commissioners and staff in comments filed at the Commission. read more
22:15
GOP lawmakers tell Obama they don't like broadband reclassification
House Republican leader John Boehner (Ohio) and Rep Eric Cantor (R-VA) have written a letter to President Barack Obama to say that a proposal by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service "could hardly come at a worse time for our nation's economy, which is already struggling against a steady flow of increased government spending and taxation from Washington." read more