Tag: government
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Google Report: ‘UK Government Censoring YouTube’
It was recently revealed in Google’s biannual Transparency Report that the UK government and police services have issued requests to remove YouTube videos which allegedly pose a threat to national security and incite violence. During the period between the start of 2011 to the end of June, 135 requests were made by UK authorities to…
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Germany ends sales ban on original Doom game after 17 years
Archaic title now of no threat to youngsters, claims governmnet body
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Apple Richer Than The US Government
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Apple is an incredibly successful company. Over 5 years they have sold millions of iPods, iPhones and more recently the iPads. They have sold so many that they accumulated quite a bit of money. In fact, they have so much money they are now richer than the US government. With the America’s political parties still…
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French regulators ban use of “Facebook” and “Twitter” in television & radio broadcast
Social networking craziness once again – this time from France! The French regulatory body for television and radio, the CSA, has slapped a ban on news readers preventing them from using the terms “Facebook” and “Twitter” – referring back to a 1992 government ruling stating that no broadcast of a news program should include “promotion…
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French regulators ban use of “Facebook” and “Twitter” in television & radio broadcast
Social networking craziness once again – this time from France! The French regulatory body for television and radio, the CSA, has slapped a ban on news readers preventing them from using the terms “Facebook” and “Twitter” – referring back to a 1992 government ruling stating that no broadcast of a news program should include “promotion…