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Hospital trust branded the worst in Britain 'tried to gag whistleblowers'
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| A hospital trust branded the worst in
| Britain by the NHS regulator actively
| discouraged staff from expressing fears
| about the safety of patients, an independent
| inquiry is expected to conclude.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jan/31/hospital-whistleblowers-gagged-mid-staffordshire
Italy Plans to Hold YouTube Accountable for its Users' Uploads (Updated)
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| The Italian government is moving ahead with
| its plans to hold YouTube accountable for
| its users' copyright infringements.
| According to new regulations that have
| recently been proposed by the Italian
| government, YouTube would have to get a TV
| license to operate in Italy. Should Italy
| move ahead with this regulation, YouTube
| would have to follow the same rules and
| regulations as traditional broadcast
| channels. These new rules would eliminate
| the "safe harbor" rules that currently
| shield services like YouTube.
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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/italy_plans_to_hold_youtube_accountable_for_its_us.php
Why You Should Be Afraid Of Internet Censorship in Australia, Even If You Donât Live There
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| The spectre of broadscale Internet
| censorship in Australia has been covered
| previously here on The Next Web before, but
| many outside Australia may wonder: why
| should you care if you donât live in
| Australia.
|
| If youâre not aware of whatâs proposed, the
| short version is that Australia is proposing
| to introduce a compulsory firewall that
| filters content based on a blacklist of
| banned sites.
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| Whatâs going to be on that list is even now
| still somewhat confused. The Censorship
| Minister Stephen Conroy has stated that all
| Refused Classification content will be
| banned, which in Australia would extend to
| computer games unsuitable for children
| (Australia has no adult (R18+) rating for
| computer games,) small breasts, information
| about euthanasia, discussion forums on
| anorexia, as well as the usual nasties of
| child porn. To complicate matters, a site
| may be refused classification in Australia
| if it links to a site that is refused
| classification, which could literally result
| in half the internet being blocked.
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http://thenextweb.com/au/2010/02/05/afraid-internet-censorship-australia-live/
Blogger describes Xinjiang as an 'internet prison'
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| Following the ethnic unrest in Xinjiang in
| July 2009, internet access in the region has
| been severely restricted - far more than in
| other parts of China.
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| The situation is gradually improving, but an
| American blogger living in the area says
| many sites are still strictly censored.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8492224.stm
Recent:
Timeline: China and net censorship
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| As Google considers withdrawing from China,
| the BBC looks at the highs and lows of
| internet access and freedom in the most
| populous country in the world.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8460129.stm
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