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UK censorship will include many categories of sites

lundi 29 juillet 2013 à 14:00

UK censorship will include, by default, many categories of sites including "web forums" and "web-blocking circumvention tools".

More info.

Aiding the enemy charge endangers journalism in the US

lundi 29 juillet 2013 à 14:00

The "aiding the enemy" charge endangers journalism in the US.

Black government minister target of racist abuse

lundi 29 juillet 2013 à 14:00

The first black government minister in Italy is the target of racist abuse.

Racism is despicable, and people of good will in Italy should condemn it and use this as an opportunity to examine racism in Italy.

However, prosecuting people for throwing bananas (regardless of who is the target or why) would be an offense against democracy. Bananas are not dangerous weapons. People should not be prosecuted for that way of expressing disapproval, not even when their reasons are despicable.

Leaked Philip Morris documents

lundi 29 juillet 2013 à 14:00

Leaked Philip Morris documents show that the public position of tobacco companies, that the UK should wait and study the effect of imposing plain packaging, was a false front for a planned lobbying campaign.

What the FBI Needs to Tell Americans About Its Use of Drones

lundi 29 juillet 2013 à 14:00

What the FBI Needs to Tell Americans About Its Use of Drones.

The US border patrol wants to install not-usually-lethal weapons on drones.

Note that the US border patrol can operate at a considerable distance from the border, and the border includes all coastlines, so this area includes a large fraction of the US population.