Irreppressible.Info

I've just installed a widget from Amnesty International - you can see it at the right.
Every time you log on to the blog it will give a fragment of information that some government or other has tried to censor on the Internet.
Click on the information fragment to find out more about it.

At last!

The invention we've all been waiting for!

Many men have been disturbed by lustful thoughts while watching women cyclists, whose movements often suggest that they have bodies.

Now they will find life much easier, because Iran has invented the new Islamic bicycle, which hides the woman's body under a little cabin.

I'm not sure exactly how it works, but some details can be found here.

It reminds me of this cartoon...

We await the 'Enabling Act'

I think it's safe to say that we're heading in that direction.
I once thought that MPs worked for us !

Censoring the Internet

Countries that censor the Internet:

Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Burma/Myanmar, China, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen.

Read more about it at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6665945.stm

Cyber War

Russians punish Estonia by overloading the computer system. The Russian government denies responsibility - but is this the future of warfare?

News Values

There ya' go.

Who should raise the kids ?

Article about the future of Kids' TV...

Speaking after Mr Thickett's session at the VLV conference Anne Wood, the creative director of Teletubbies producer Ragdoll, told MediaGuardian.co.uk that "parliament needs to intervene" and compel broadcasters to address the "crisis" in children's television.

"Children are clearly the future of our country, and it is dangerous to have broadcasters deciding these things for themselves," Ms Wood said.

"The state of children's minds is of national importance and we need to call on Parliament to make steps and to introduce a children's fund at the very least to safeguard the future of children's television."

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