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POPSMozilla Releases Firefox 3 Beta 3 "InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA Firefox 3 Beta includes more than 1300 fixes and is intended for testers and developers; casual Internet users are advised not to download it. "
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POPSTell Congress to preserve Net Neutrality Act Now You can help make the internet faster, more open and accessible to all. Tell Congress to preserve Net Neutrality and help ensure that the benefits and promise of the Internet are available to all Americans. 1Sign the petition and send a message to Congress 2Call your members of Congress 3Write a letter to your hometown newspaper 4Support the SavetheInternet.com Ad Fund 5Promote SavetheInternet on your blog or site 6Tell five friends to join the fight for Internet freedom
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POPSIranian minister defends Internet censorship campaign The announcement comes as part of a growing trend of Internet censorship in the country that is being applied to sites that are openly critical of the government as well as conservative sites that usually support the government line. http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2007/05/004624.php In a recent move, Baztab, a conservative Web site affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was filtered for publishing reports critical of the administration
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POPSFreePress : Verge of turning over our public Internet airwaves to the same giant phone and cable co
FreePress.net sent out this alert yesterday Imagine having a fast connection to an open Internet wherever you go, without needing a telephone wire or cable modem. The FCC could make this happen. Instead they’re on the verge of turning over our public Internet airwaves to the same giant phone and cable companies that control high-speed access for more than 96 percent of American users. Don’t let the FCC give away our wireless Internet to these price-gouging giants. We need to use these public airwaves to connect more Americans to an open, neutral and affordable Internet. And this is what I appended at the beginning of the comment field: The idea of using the existing TV spectrum for widely available broadband is tremendously exciting. As a business owner, I could see that this might spark a wave of creative entrepreneurship like the original dotcom boom a decade ago, and create useful technologies we can only dream of currently. Open access is the way to d
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POPSOpenNet Initiative Internet censorship and surveillance are growing global phenomena. ONI’s mission is to identify and document Internet filtering and surveillance, and to promote and inform wider public dialogue about such practices.
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POPSapple says no more myspace The reason? Free Internet! Apple Stores up until yesterday didn’t have any restrictions on Internet use. Teenagers have been piling into the stores to take advantage of it, and one site in particular, MySpace (no surprise here).
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POPSDevangshu Datta: Censorship can be productive Devangshu Datta / New Delhi May 26, 2007 In April, the Dujiangyan Public Security Bureau (DPSB) in Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, decided on “recruitment of 96 professionals (including 10 women) ‘Skynet’ monitor managers”. “Skynet” is the literal translation of a Chinese word that means both the Internet and CCTV-surveillance. DPSB wants an ethical workforce. Only paragons of virtues need apply. Candidates must (a) be citizens of PRC with citizens’ rights; (b) support CPC leaders; love socialism; (c) respect the law, have an upright character, be dedicated to work, and be possessed of a spirit of serving the people.
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POPSChina backs down over blog ID proposal Chinese bloggers will not have to register their real names online, after the government backed down over plans to enforce the proposals. With more and more stories surfacing regularly about web censorship, China's estimated 20 million bloggers will be pleased with the news that they will not be compelled to register their real names. The Internet Society of China (ISC) revealed on its website that it wanted bloggers to be self-disciplined and urged them to "consciously enhance their sense of responsibility and social awareness of public morality". One of the country's most famous bloggers, Ping Ke, told the BBC: "They are not forcing, but suggesting and encouraging people to do things now." Chinese bloggers protested at the proposals, which were viewed as methods by which the government could control information. Better services are being promised to those bloggers who opt to register their real names and personal details. Jeremy Goldkorn, founder of the website Danw
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POPSRescue Internet Radio Online music is in danger. After intense lobbying by giant music labels, the Copyright Royalty Board dramatically increased the rates webcasters must pay to stream online music. The change is so severe that it could force most independent and noncommercial Internet radio off the Web. Musicians, webcasters and listeners have joined forces to reverse the CRB decision. The bipartisan "Internet Radio Equality Act of 2007" was introduced in the House by Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Donald Manzullo (R-Ill.) and in the Senate by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.). The legislation would reverse the CRB decision in favor of a balanced structure that supports artists without putting webcasters out of business. We need to stop the bad rules before they go into effect on July 15. Sign this petition to urge your member of Congress to pass the Internet Radio Equality Act. Click here
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POPSSpoutin' Off: Save the Internet radio Whether you listen to Internet Radio or not, you still have a stake in the outcome of this fight. If you don't want the mega-corporations to control it all, contact your congressperson and ask them to support H.R. 2060. It has to happen by July 15th when the new fee structure goes into effect. If the Copyright Royalty board isn't stopped, it's hard to say, without buying a recording unheard, how or where you'll be able to find any music from independent or noncommercial artists. An organization called SaveNetRadio is leading the charge. Their Web site is www.savenetradio.org. As they put it, if we don't do something, July 15 could become known as "The Day the Music Died."
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POPShttp://www.savenetradio.org/index.html Action Alert Listeners, Broadcasters, and interested parties - Sign the Petition - Support Internet Radio Recent government action has dramatically increased the fees internet radio companies must pay to play the music you enjoy and threatens the future of internet radio. You can help, let your voice be heard.
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