UK Prime Minister calls for further Web Blocking
In a widely criticised move, this week David Cameron (The UK’s Prime Minister) indicated his intention to force Britain’s ISPs to filter pornography, this would be achieved by making account holders “opt in” for access to otherwise black-listed sites on the public web.
Russian Pirates Battle Piracy Laws
In Russia “anti-piracy” laws are being introduced on 1 August 2013. These laws are direct attack on internet freedom, according to the Russian Pirate Party and they are organizing a series of actions together with allied activists with four main tactics.
The Pirate Party UK Will Remain an Ordinary Member of Pirate Parties International
PPUK has been part of Pirate Parties International (PPI) from the beginning, but its ordinary members did not make the decision in the past. In a vote triggered by concerns about PPI from the UK’s executive, the ballots have been counted, the…
A Pirate’s Monologue on Change
Some like to rename the stagnation we are in today as “stability”. In this case the word “stability” only refers to the maintaining of status quo, mostly because it suits well for traditional politicians and corporations. If we get out of this “stability” it does not necessarily mean that we will find ourselves in a period of “instability”
Luxembourgish government fell apart, re-elections in October
Yesterday the luxembourgish government fell apart. This means that Luxembourg will have elections in October. With the latest poll showing 3% for PPLU it’s looking very positive for them reaching over the 3.5% barrier. Their campaigning needs help and they are…
Internet and Social Media as Tools of Freedom
On 18 June 2013 a joint conference titled “Internet and Social Media as Tools of Freedom” was organized by MEPs Pawel Zalewski (EPP) and Amelia Andersdotter (Greens/EFA). The aim of the conference was to discuss the role of the Internet…
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