Blogger Flees Twitter Fatwa
A young Saudi blogger’s tweets about the Prophet Muhammad have inflamed Islamists, who are calling for his execution. Mike Giglio exclusively interviews Hamza Kashgari.
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Cuban activist blogger forced to stay on the island
Acclaimed Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez has repeatedly tried to travel internationally but local authorities refuse to let her leave--human rights organizations think it's because of the political views she writes about on her blog.
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Blogger removal now 'per country'
Blogger, Google's blog platform, switches domains to make "per country" content removal possible.
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Google adopts Twitter-like censorship policy for Blogger
Google has quietly added county-specific URLs to Blogger blogs, in an effort to more effectively address take-down notices from local governments. The change allows Google to censor specific blogs in a single country, rather than worldwide, where rules surrounding pornographic, religious, or political content differ from other parts of the world.
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Cuban 'Wikipedia' includes entry for dissident blogger
Cuba's EcuRed digital encyclopedia, inspired by Wikipedia and operated by the island's Communist Youth, has added an entry for award-winning dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez.
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10 Cuban dissidents at US Guantanamo base: blogger
Ten Cuban dissidents are seeking asylum at the US naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba, but "are being treated like terrorists," a blogger close to the Cuban government charged Monday.
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An Arlington blogger’s home renovation
In a large yet cozy house in North Arlington, Christen Bensten has a lot going on. Between carpools and ballet classes for three children under the age of 5, Bensten is painting old furniture, selling it online and blogging about it all as fast as she can. “I always wanted to be a writer,” she says. She never dreamed she would be writing about furniture rescue through a blog called Blue Egg ...
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NightJack blogger to sue Times over email hacking
The detective who was identified as the author of an anonymous prize-winning blog on policing after a reporter from The Times hacked into his email account is to sue the newspaper, it was reported last night.
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Cuban blogger blocked from travelling to film premiere in Brazil
Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez has been barred from leaving Cuba 19 times in the last four years. February 6, 2012 The Cuban government must reform an arbitrary exit permit scheme that affects all Cubans and is used to punish freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today after a prominent blogger was again blocked from travelling abroad. On Friday, Cuba’s migration authorities denied ...
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Dissident Blogger Says Cuba Wanted More on Human Rights From Rousseff Trip
Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said her compatriots had hoped for more from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who avoided criticizing the human rights situation on the communist island during a state visit to Havana this week.
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