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Web censorship law may come out of hibernation
(News.com, 19 November 2006)
In 1998, the U.S. Congress enacted a sweeping Web censorship law that nearly everyone promptly forgot about.
Why? The explanation is simple: The American Civil Liberties Union immediately filed a lawsuit to block the U.S. (Read more...)
Professor seeks families for study of Internet risks
(Globe and Mail, 14 November 2006)
VANCOUVER -- A psychologist hopes to learn whether children who use online instant messaging are safer than those who visit social-networking sites.
Jennifer Shapka, a professor of educational and counselling psychology and special education at the University of British Columbia, said results of a six-month pilot study of teens and the Internet suggest that 75 per cent mostly use instant messaging to talk with friends.
The 25 per cent who don't instant-message "were going to social-networking sites, like MySpace, where they were more likely to be interacting with strangers," said Dr. (Read more...)
Man accused of Internet threats ruled fit for trial on weapons offences
(Canada.com, 17 October 2006)
VALLEYFIELD, Que. - An 18-year-old Quebec man investigated for allegedly leaving racist and threatening comments on internet websites has been found fit to stand trial on weapons charges.
A psychologist who examined Renaud Emard at the Valleyfield detention centre on Friday determined the student from Ile Perrot, Que., is fully able to understand what he is facing in court.
Emard understands what he is charged with, the consequences of a conviction and is able to assist his lawyer, said Quebec Court Judge Robert Lafontaine in summarizing psychiatrist Andre Monette's findings.
Defence lawyer Jean-Francois Benoit had asked that his client be examined after Emard reacted badly to not being granted bail on Wednesday.
Emard was arrested Oct. (Read more...)
Internet hate sites call on Russians to kill activists, journalists
(Canada.com, 13 October 2006)
MOSCOW — Internet postings are calling on Russian nationalists to kill government critics — death lists that underscore the dangers journalists and rights activists face in Russia. (Read more...)
Political leaders have today been warned of an internet 'paradox'.
(Press Association 2006, 3 October 2006)
The head of Google claims that as technology expands and increases, Governments across the world will have to adapt quickly to cope with the challenges posed by these 'new freedoms'.
Eric Schmidt, chief executive of the US firm, told the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth that information was power and that the internet was both a "unifier and a polariser".
And Mr Schmidt said he hoped the internet could be a "revolutionary force" in repressive societies around the world.
Google has been criticised because the Chinese language version, launched in January, blocks politically sensitive material to comply with censorship rules laid down by Beijing.
Mr Schmidt also said in the future that the new experts will be machines - as opposed to academics who had benefited from a lifetime of learning.
And he said that computers would be much better in predicting events and would even test statements for their truthfulness.
Google would eventually be available in a device such as an iPod, he said during debate on the economy.
Mr Schmidt said: "We have an information explosion in the world which is unparalleled."
He added: "The internet is both a unifier and a polariser, the truth is much faster on the internet but falsehoods are too. (Read more...)
EXPERTS WARN OF RAPID GROWTH IN ON-LINE HATE
(Globe and Mail, 13 September 2006)
Data stored on the Internet will explode by a factor of 1,000 in the next five years -- a proliferation that will make it impossible for governments to control the flow of hate material, an international conference was told yesterday.
"There is no way any government can control the amount of hate material that is going to be out there," said Michael Nelson, Washington-based director of IBM's internet technology and strategy systems and technology group development. (Read more...)
CANADA LOSING THE BATTLE ON CYBER CRIME, EXPERTS SAY TORONTO SYMPOSIUM
(Ottawa Citizen, 12 September 2006)
TORONTO - Canada may be a leader in Internet technology, but it is lagging behind when it comes to building barriers to online hate crime.
Of the 61,000 law enforcement officers in Canada, only 245 are working on cyber-related crimes, said experts at the third International Symposium on Hate on the Internet in Toronto yesterday.
According to them, Canada is losing the war against cyber crime. (Read more...)
BLOCK ONLINE HATE, COP SAYS CANADIAN LAW FLOUTED BY U.S.-BASED SITES
(Toronto Sun, 8 September 2006)
The "growing industry" of online hate in Canada is flourishing because neo-Nazis, racists and bigots are bypassing domestic hate laws by hosting their sites on U.S. (Read more...)
The Schools’ Response to Online Bullying
(Kentucky Center for School Safety, 14 December 2002)
Introduction
A menace is lurking on the world wide web and its impact is reaching far into our schools.
Millions of students are teased and bullied every day in the United States, and most teachers and parents are not completely aware of the extent to which these incidents occur. (Read more...)
Internet Hate and the Law
(Intelligence Report, Winter 2000, 13 December 2000)
The First Amendment protects most hateful speech on the World Wide Web, but there are exceptions
Earlier this year, the Southern Poverty Law Center was asked to prepare a paper on hate speech on the Internet for the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights. (Read more...)
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