Posts Tagged with ‘regulation’

One unpopular prime minister, John Howard, was ousted in Australia’s November ’06 election for his unwavering support for Operation Iraqi Destruction. His replacement, Kevin Rudd, is now under fire not two months into his first term for an initiative which would enact the filtration of the nation’s entire Internet backbone, much to the apparent anger and dismay of its citizens.
The filter’s purpose? To put a halt to rampant nakedness. Literally.
It’s been just a short while since word first crept about [...]

Police forces worldwide have never really been… accepted. They carry those polished batons around, they always appear to square their shoulders, as if they’re a different breed. Sometimes they do very commendable acts. More often they give us tickets. They do stupid things as well. Here’s a case in point.
EU commission wishes to bring looseness of Internet video regulation in check. In short, they want to clamp down on us YouTube crazies. They think we’re hoodlums in dire need of [...]