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Obama sanctions those complicit in the 'malign use of technology' in Syria and Iran
Human rights abuses "facilitated by computer and network disruption, monitoring, and tracking" cause for U.S. sanctions.
Mid-East governments crack down on Internet freedom
A spate of reports suggest now is not a particularly good time for Internet and press freedom in the Middle East and nearby areas. The Palestinian Authority detained two journalists in recent weeks...
DDoS attacks used to curb Internet freedom in Russia
Politically motivated distributed denial of service attacks against journalist and opposition websites appear have been occurring in Russia, says a Feb. 15 analysis of web traffic by Arbor Networks.
Internet blackouts roll through Iran
Internet blackouts have been reported across Iran, with an increase in censorship reported since Feb. 9, when Google services and many non-Iranian websites were blocked for users, according to the...
Twitter enables global State Department briefings
During the month of January the State Department will take five questions from the international Twitter community every Friday after its daily press briefing. The department fielded questions during
Rep. Smith calls for restricting IT exports to states that censor the Internet
U.S. companies should be lawfully restrained from exporting to countries that restrict citizen access to the Internet hardware or software that could be potentially used for surveillance, tracking
Biden: International Internet policy unnecessary
The White House says it would be misguided to change the current norms around the Internet in favor of further regulation, saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." In a Nov. 1 satellite web address
U.S. policies should more strongly promote Internet freedom, CNAS says
The United States should develop a comprehensive strategy to advocate for Internet freedom, as part of its overall foreign policy agenda, according to a study (.pdf) by the Center for a New American
Clinton: Internet freedom is a foreign policy priority
Defending global Internet freedom is a foreign policy priority for the United States and "one of the grand challenges of our time," said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her second...
