France bans file-sharing site The Pirate Bay
France has become the latest country to block world’s number one file-sharing site, The Pirate Bay, in an effort to defend copyright-protected content. The …
Copyright Law as a Tool for State Censorship of the Internet
When state officials seek to censor online speech, they’re going to use the quickest and easiest method available. For many, copyright takedown notices do …
Chinese gay dating app grows to 15 million users
By day, Ma Baoli was a high-ranking officer in a seaside city police force. By night, he ran a website for gay people to …
Syrian Electronic Army attack spreads pop-ups across news sites
A Thanksgiving-day attack saddled several news media websites with pop-up messages promoting the Syrian Electronic Army hacking group. Among those the attack affected were …
Today’s Top 5 Malware Threats
Today attackers are not being held back by anything, and malicious software is still a surprisingly common issue around the world. No wonder that …
China says controls on Internet needed to maintain stability
Chinese officials called on Wednesday for controls on the Internet to preserve stability, saying its model for cyberspace regulation can be the framework for …
YouTube unveils paid, ad-free music subscription service
YouTube has officially entered the music business upon announcement this week that the Google-owned video sharing site will soon launch a paid service that …
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