I spent my weekend in San Francisco, Sacramento, and a a bit in Stockton, mostly working (with a bit of Mother’s Days festivities thrown in there for good measure). These are the times when I’m awfully grateful that I have access to a car. The weather in the Bay Area has turned from obnoxiously chilly […]
Tag: internet
Cambodian Government Hopes We Just Won’t Notice Sweeping Internet Cafe Circular
Want to visit an Internet cafe in downtown Phnom Penh? If the government has its way, that might not be an option for too much longer. New circular 1815 has been put out by the Cambodian government that states that Internet cafes shouldn’t be allowed to operate within 500 meters of schools or educational institutions. […]
#Censorship Fail: Repressive Governments Are Scared of Social Media – UN Dispatch
Social media is incredibly scary to repressive governments because it is just about impossible to control. Many authoritarian governments even look to incredibly censored North Korea and Eritrea as role models, instead of cautionary tales. Although the US government has announced sanctions against countries that try to block Internet access, international disapproval is unlikely to sway these […]
India’s Own Great “Firewall”? Censorship Hits World’s Biggest Democracy
India’s tradition of free speech may be facing its biggest obstacle yet, following an end-of-year government push to require Internet giants Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google to filter its users content for “offensive” material. The crack-down came after Communications Minister Kapil Sibal became aware of photoshopped images of Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […]
How Does the Internet Work? Also, My Daily Futurism
People in early 90’s clothing on NBC’s Today Show earnestly debate what this Internet hootenanny IS, anyway. Circa 1994. “What’s this A with a circle around it? What is the Internet anyway?” “Well, the Internet is this…giant computer network that’s getting really big now.” “It’s like….a computer billboard. That’s getting bigger and bigger.” “You don’t […]