Archive for the ‘Censorship’ Category

Indian govt websites hacked by Anonymous over 'internet censorship'

New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Notorious Internet hacking group Anonymous has claimed responsibility for cyber-attacks on a host of Indian government websites, in retaliation to the country's web censorship plans.

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Myanmar media censorship to end next month

May 18, 2012 1:39 pm “After the formation of the press council, all publications will be allowed to go under a check-after publish system,”Information Minister Kyaw Hsan told a group of local publishers.

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Anonymous Targets Indian Govt Websites Over Censorship

Anonymous has gone after and taken down Indian government websites over the country’s Internet censorship plan, which has resulted in the blocking of websites like The Pirate Bay and Vimeo. “Namaste #India, your time has come to trash the current government and install a new one.

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Anti-censorship group weighs in on 'The Dirty Cowboy' ban

The Dirty Cowboy by Amy Timberlake. The National Coalition Against Censorship has entered the fray surrounding the Annville-Cleona School Board’s banning of the award-winning children’s book “The Dirty Cowboy.” The NCAC on Tuesday sent a letter to the members of the board, expressing the coalition’s concern over the decision to remove the book and urging the board to return the book to the district’s libraries. View the letter here

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Anti-censorship groups want Sumner schools to lift book ban

Two anti-censorship groups want Sumner County schools to lift a ban on the teen novel Looking for Alaska. The National Coalition against Censorship and American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression sent Sumner Director of Schools Del Phillips a letter Monday. It urges the district to honor its constitutional obligation and allow the White House High School English class to finish reading the student-selected novel

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