India Internet censors coming soon?

India is now going after offensive and objectionable materials on the Web about its officials, and content that may pose a threat to national security.

Perhaps a way to silence criticism and prevent those from speaking out against the government and corruption in the region? Speaking of corruption, they still have a anti-corruption bill that is struggling to get passed.

Will the country fall for Chinese/Iranian style censorship, or will the people successfully speak out against it?

Alex Warns of Obama's Internet Kill Switch

Radio host Alex Jones warns people about the upcoming police state takeover of the Net.

2012 is said that the Internet may come to an end (just a prediction) - Will it happen on this year?

Alex had this to say in this video:

SOPA: Internet community's response to the Internet Blacklist Bill

Before, during and after the American Censorship Day protest on the Web, there's been widespread response and condemnation of the founding of the bill. Justin Beiber condemn it and said that the bill was ridiculous for others to have content removed about users singing a song, and said that US Senator Klobuchar needs to be locked away in cuffs. But he's not the only one, you have Google, Yahoo, EFF, Demand Progress Creative Commons and others condemning the founding of the bill and also took part in the American Censorship day protest on 11/16.

If you were typing the search terms SOPA or Internet Censorship into Google search, they were the two trending search terms before and after the American Censorship day protest.

It may not be too late to encourage your representatives to oppose the SOPA bill: Visit the Electronic Frontier Foundation and look for the Internet Blacklist bill petition on that page.

See RT America's take on SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) in this video:

Alex Jones: DOJ to Criminalize Uploading to YouTube!

Alex Jones talks about the US Department of Justice attempting to criminalize the upload of videos at Youtube that violates its Terms of Service.

This includes almost any online action such as creating fake accounts at social sites, uploading copyrighted content, providing false info, etc. To the DOJ, ignoring the TOS may turn millions of users into felons. See the beginning of this video on this news.

Viacom: Allowing Youtube users to view videos on mobile phones violates DMCA safe harbors

Viacom still on the attack at YouTube, now the entertainment corporation says by having users at YouTube watch videos via mobile devices is grounds for losing the DMCA safe harbor protection. Again, Hollywood suggests people get jail time for watching/streaming video and audio content on the Net.

From Techdirt

'via Blog this'

Facebook & Twitter subject to be tracked by DHS

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and their agents may soon turn to social network sites to gather intelligence on terrorist/national security threats. If they can spy on anyone on the ground, they can certainly do it online. They’re not doing this just yet, but when DHS receives a tip, the place they may turn to is the Internet and not just limiting to big cities, suburban areas, and small towns. According to PCWorld.com, DHS would need to come up with a way of collecting info related to a national security threat without putting the privacy of many internet users in jeopardy.

It has been admitted that government (federal, state and local) and corporations have used the Net as a tool to spy, and collect analytic info, study search and discussion trends, etc. And perhaps spy on anything and anyone, not limiting to the terrorists and the criminals. David Cameron, the UK prime minister, was hoping that information on social networks be tracked to stump out the criminals, during the recent riots. This is all a reminder that what you post online, whether it’s public domain or otherwise, may be subject to be monitored by government or corporations wanting to dominate the Internet in the future.

PC World: DHS to Set up Policies for Monitoring Twitter, Facebook

NYPD and other US cops tried to erase online evidence of brutality

Today, and recently, the Occupy Wall Street nationwide movement in the U.S. has gained a lot of ground. And those who posted video footage of protests on Youtube and elsewhere did more than help show coverage of most of those protests, that exposed city cops like the NYPD beating protesters and using other methods of dispersing crowds.

From firing projectiles at protesters that struck a protester in the head, to running down a protester with a police motorcycle, police brutality in America is still well-known. Now the NYPD and others are going to Youtube/Google and persuading the people there to erase them, likely because they are depicting unprofessional behavior from cops, trying to handle the protesters on the streets. Sadly they do not want the public to know that they're doing this, but this is nothing new.

During the Civil Rights era in the late 60's, police brutality was quite common in the Southeast US, but the question remains: Has the police departments in that part of the U.S. changed their ways, and can they be trusted?

Will logging onto Facebook become a felony offense soon?

It may not be a crime just yet on the Internet, but this may get you to think twice about using Facebook. An updated version of the The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act could make using a computer that "exceeds authorized access." So what is it about Facebook that the U.S. gov't may or may not want others to do while online? This is all in response to recent hack attacks on Sony, the CIA and other places on the web. See the RT America article below for more.

Logging onto Facebook could become a felony — RT America

Botnets and Mass Spammers Attack Youtube with Video Spam

Up to 24 hours of video continues to be uploaded every minute, according to Youtube, when most of it comes from mass spammers and most recently, Russian botnets. They are spamming with videos, inbox messages, and fake websites claiming to be from Youtube, that are survey sites (Type in the Youtube.com web address wrong, and you'll wind up on those fake survey sites).

The most recent inbox/PM spam are from spammers claiming that you can get subscribers from sites like sub4sub.com and earnsubscribers.com, both are scam sites. Youtube will terminate accounts that send these messages if you click the Report Spam link.

The inbox system is supposed to be revamped soon, according to the Youtube web team, it's hard to say whether it will including methods to deal with spam messages, as they most recently started a forum feedback topic on the matter.

Youtubers reported on Youtube's help forum that mass spamming occurred on Youtube involving Russian botnets, claiming they were posting about 5000 spamvertised/pornographic content in a 24-hour period. Sounds pretty huge, but it's actually part of a spam attack by criminals.

Kaspersky Labs predicted that Youtube was going to be used as a haven for spammers, and their predictions were right.

Videos can flagged for spam, but at the rate the spammers are going, it can be tiresome and endless. They have been at it since 2009. But don't be discouraged; if you see spam, use the Flag button found on every video to speak out. Video that are posted to Youtube are not pre-screened, so it's up to the user community base to flag such content up for Youtube to review.

A few days ago, spammers have been stealing videos and uploading them as cover for promoting a link in the video description for a free video game console or handheld, such as the Nintendo 3DS. And the spammers that are doing this are actively abusing other people's resources for their spam-related activities.

There were also cases of video spam with sexually suggestive content, along with stuffed keywords in the video title and description, which has been happening for a few years now. Also, spammers are taking advantage of popular videos and news stories to upload spam with links claiming you can go to a site to see the entire video.

Also, spam accounts on Youtube are using feedback systems, to know if a video is taken down, so that they can upload more spam in their place. Try not to be surprised when this happens.

Most of this spam comes from countries like India, Pakistan, Malaysia, and other Far Eastern nations, and perhaps Russia, with the most recent botnet attack possibly originated from, most of whom, may not have laws and regulations against Internet spam.

So what can we do to go after these spammers on Youtube? We can go on a scavenger hunt and flag videos for spam if you're against Internet spam and the criminals that are doing this, or if you're part of an anti-spam group, or we can contact Youtube and let them know about the latest tactics these spammers are using and come up with measures such as to slow down their uploads, or freeze their accounts suspected of spam-related activity.

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South Korea Raids Google Offices in Seoul Again

Over a year ago, South Korea raid Google's offices over the issue of data collection on its users, now it's raided again over the issue of Google decreasing access to rival search engines on Android. See video below for more. (from Newsy.com)

Telling a lie on the Net a felony offense?

Truth may be a total defense on the web, but what about telling a lie? The White House is looking to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 to include lying on the Net to further combat fraud and hacking. Perhaps a good way to extract the truth out of hackers and fraudsters? See video from RT America below on this.

Gmail account security in Iran was at risk

Heads up for Iranians who use Gmail: A Dutch company that validates the authenticity of websites could have breached the security of Gmail accounts used by Iranians. Google internal system were not affected, though. See source link on ways to secure your account.

Source: Official Gmail Blog: Gmail account security in Iran

Some Chinese Internet users can surf freely thanks fo IPv6, for now

A new web technology being championed by China is allowing a short-term gap in its so-called “Great Firewall,” which blocks Chinese Internet users from sites blacklisted by the government in Beijing. Experts say how the gap is closed could have ramifications for the entire world.

The gap exists because of IPv6, the next generation of Internet protocol designed to replace IPv4. The change is needed because the old system is about to run out of IP addresses, the combination of numbers that identify your computer over the Internet. IPv6 will offer a nearly infinite number of IP addresses.

Source: Some Chinese Surf Freely, for Now | VOA News

Seems that there's a flaw in the slaw in China's Great Firewall, as it may not be able to handle IPv6, which will provide infinite numbers of IP addresses. Those who claimed to use IPv6 to get around China's censorship firewall were successful, such as users inside or outside China.

Chinese Regime Calls for Crackdown on Internet Rumors

China's state news agency has called for a crackdown on what it calls the spread of toxic rumors over the Internet.

Xinhua published an article Tuesday in Chinese-only criticizing the increasingly popular social networking sites for spreading rumors like cancer, and urged preventive action.

Chinese authorities use sophisticated software to try to control what is said on the Internet. The government has become increasingly nervous about the Arab uprisings, which have gathered huge support through online networking. Officials fear they may inspire unrest in China.

Source: China Calls for Crackdown on Internet Rumors | VOA News

China's growing even more nervous and disturbed, the Chinese regime is telling its ISPs to tighten control on Internet content. Goes to show that the Chinese regime doesn't like it when the Internet is being used against them, in response to the Arab Spring. Rumors or not, China's not taking any chances here.

How Google Search Handles Piracy Today

Last winter, Google discussed its efforts to improve how copyright works online. They outlined four changes that they’d be implementing, including:

1. Acting on reliable copyright takedown requests within 24 hours
2. Preventing terms that are closely associated with piracy from appearing in autocomplete
3. Improving AdSense anti-piracy review
4. Experimenting to make authorized preview content more readily accessible in search results.

Today, Google discussed some of the strides it has made with these initiatives in a post on its Public Policy blog.

The company says it has built tools for making it easier for rightsholders to submit DMCA takedown requests for Google products, starting with Blogger and Web Search and that they’re being used by over a dozen content industry partners successfully, accounting for over 75% of all URLs submitted in DMCA takedowns for web search. Google also started filtering terms associated with infringement from Autocomplete.

Source: Google Gives Update on How It’s Combating Piracy | WebProNews

Well, the war on Internet piracy is now waging on search engines like Google, thanks to the entertainment industry. Just like with Internet pornography, piracy-related search terms will not be shown on Google Search's autocomplete (list of search terms that appear when typing in a keyword.) Also on Google Adwords and Adsense, sites promoting pirated materials will likely be rejected from Google Ad circulation, which has happened over a year ago with Youtube's Promoted Videos program. Plus if piracy websites are shown in Google search results, they're likely to be de-listed thanks to numerous DMCA requests Google recieves almost everyday. With that, these companies are still going up against the Web right now.

Let's condemn BART's cell phone shutdown - Sign the petition

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Alex Jones: UK protest videos removed on Youtube on UK gov't removal request

Video made on 5/20/2011: Alex Jones talks about the UK government requesting Youtube to remove protest videos of the British Constitution Group's Lawful Rebellion.



This is some of the footage that was targeted by the UK:

Freemen seize court and Arrest the Judge at the Roger Hayes hearing
Similar footage here
Youtube's Government Removal Request message

More Strict Internet Censorship coming for China

China's Internet censorship is still ongoing, as it tell ISPs there to tighten control over content that is harmful and fake, possibly content against the regime. Again its Net censorship only allows content that the Chinese regime approves of, while regimes in Iran and Pakistan continue their attempts to turn the Net there into an Islamic state.

Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry hold talks with MPs after riots

From Sky News: It appears the UK government will not seek solutions to limit the use of social networks during times like the recent riots. Perhaps a good call for the UK regime to make because they saw how well social media is being used during the Arab Spring by protesters in repressive countries like Egypt, Syria and Bahrain. Western countries discussed these limitations happening in other nations when they're limiting people access to the Internet there at home. Hopefully Facebook, Twitter and others did not give in to the UK demands to limit communications, because this could possibly make one nation a police state.

America's war against social media

If the shutdown of cell phone service in San Francisco isn't enough, then the New York City police department formed a new unit to track people of interest who are plotting crimes with social media. So local, city, state and federal governments are willing to go after suspected people who use social media, so they have already admitted that in the past few years. Perhaps a good and sneaky way to track, trace and control the technologies we have today to their own advantage. From RT America.

Police state fears? Cameron calls to disrupt social media during unrest

UK's prime minister David Cameron and his parliament are looking at ways to get a handle on future riots and disturbances, including the interference of communications from social networks. It is said that Britain already has deployed Internet censorship to deal with "illegal" activity online, and this could take their ability to manipulate Internet communications, if deployed, to the next level. To the tech savvy users in Britain, are you prepared for this, should it come to pass?

San Francisco cell phone net shutdown

Perhaps the first shutdown attempt of free speech via mobile phone of it's kind in the U.S.? Russia Today America reports on this mobile phone shutdown in San Francisco, and perhaps the beta test of limiting communications.

Social Networking Sites Help Cops Fight Crime

Fox News on using social networks to go after criminals. For the rest of us, this may not be anything new - Local, state and federal authorities have used social networks online for many years to track down and identify criminals, persons of interest, or to look for evidence. When you go online, there is even the very slightest chance that you may be watched.

Anti-Child Porn Act Just Gov't Snooping

Russia Today America's Alyona Shows discusses the Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011, a bill that forces ISPs to hand over a year's worth of data about their customers, including IP addresses, names, telephone numbers, financial info and more. This is similar to the Mandatory Data Retention Bill.

Sign petition to Oppose the Data Retention Internet Bill

EFF Action: Oppose the Data Retention Bill - Don't let Congress order ISPs to Spy on You!

This Internet bill would force ISPs, workplaces, schools libraries, Wifi spots and many others places to get Internet access to create and hand over data about you, to be made available to the US government in secret without a court. This could mean that the Internet data can possibly be used against you without a valid reason! Sign this petition to oppose the Date Retention Bill and protect your online privacy today!

ISPs crack down on movie and music piracy

Thom Hartmann: The Protect IP Act - Warning: This Bill May Cause Seizures

Thom Hartmann of Russia Today's The Big Picture talks more about the Protect IP Act.

Protect IP Act, Internet censorship?

Russia Today America's Alyona Show talks more about the Protect IP Act

ISPs working w/Hollywood

Russia Today America's Alyona Show talks about Hollywood's (the entertainment industry) working with ISPs in tacking online piracy of music and movies.

S.978 Ten Strikes bill: Makes online streaming ...

Video discussing the Internet "Ten Strikes" bill, which streaming and embedding copyrighted content including Youtube a felony offense.

2012 is when the Internet will end - Part 5

Alex Jones's urgent message about the British government begun censoring alternative news sites, the emergence of Internet2 and how ISPs will use it to their advantage to turn your current Internet subscription into a cable/cell phone-like subscription service.

2012 is when the Internet will end - Part 4

Alex Jones's urgent message about the British government begun censoring alternative news sites, the emergence of Internet2 and how ISPs will use it to their advantage to turn your current Internet subscription into a cable/cell phone-like subscription service.

2012 is when the Internet will end - Part 3

Alex Jones's urgent message about the British government begun censoring alternative news sites, the emergence of Internet2 and how ISPs will use it to their advantage to turn your current Internet subscription into a cable/cell phone-like subscription service.

2012 is when the Internet will end - Part 2

Alex Jones's urgent message about the British government begun censoring alternative news sites, the emergence of Internet2 and how ISPs will use it to their advantage to turn your current Internet subscription into a cable/cell phone-like subscription service.

2012 is when the Internet will end - Part 1

Alex Jones's urgent message about the British government begun censoring alternative news sites, the emergence of Internet2 and how ISPs will use it to their advantage to turn your current Internet subscription into a cable/cell phone-like subscription service.

Web Alert: New law may restrict online file sharing

Russia Today reports on upcoming US law that combats file sharing, and ISPs may terminate Internet service to users who infringe copyright by downloading infringing materials, which I think is going to be difficult to track and enforce. Video made on 11/12/2009.

NSA and Google are partnering up

In response to China's recent hack of Google services in the country, Google teams up with the NSA. Video made on 2/5/2010.

Alex Jones on US cyber mega-agency

Alex Jones on Russia Today talks about a cyber security bill that passed the U.S. House aimed a building a cyber army and expertise, and as a possible cover of Net censorship and surveillance. Video made on 2/5/2010.

Microsoft Proposes Government Licensing Internet Access! - Alex Jones Tv

Video made on 7/10/2010 - Alex Jones talks about Internet licensing or web ID to access the Net.

Kill the "Protect IP" Bill!

The Daily Conversation's take on the PROTECT IP Act

Internet Censorship Alert! Alex Jones exposes agenda to 'blacklist' diss...

Alex Jones on the escalation of Net censorship in the world and the possible of Net censorship and regulation in the U.S. Video made on 2/9/2010.

URGENT: Congress Wants To Make Streaming A Felony | Demand Progress

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URGENT: Congress Wants To Make Streaming A Felony

"Tell Congress to oppose S. 978, the new 'Ten Strikes' bill

Here they go again: The big business lobbyists who are behind the Internet Blacklist Bill are already making the sequel. THIS WEEK Senators will be voting on a 'Ten Strikes' bill to make it a felony to stream copyrighted content -- like music in the background of a Youtube video -- more than ten times."

Linking/embedding content shouldn't be a criminal act - web users do it everyday to share content with family and friends, and have been doing so since the late 90's.

Again, sign the petition - it's a reminder that those movie and music industries are going up against the Web right now.

Alex Jones Puts YouTube/Google on Notice!!

Alex Jone's Youtube channel gets flagged again for a video he posted - See video for more:

The Alex Jones Show: Pentagon Takeover of The Internet

Alex Jones talks about FBI's seizure of server farm systems causing some websites on those systems to go down, to go after one site related to copyright.

FBI Raids Data Center, LulzSec Possible Target

Alleged Lulz Sec Arrest in UK

British police managed to get one of the people that may have ties to the recent hackings. The hackers' response is their main people so far have not been caught.

Internet crackdown? FBI raids data facility

Just what were the FBI looking for in the raid? Could this be related to the recent string of hacks?

LulzSec on a hacking spree

Cryptome's John Young on Alex Jones TV 3/3: The Internet is a Police Sta...

Alex Jones discusses the Cryptome website, the site covering American freedom of speech and spying, and interviewed its founder. The site was recently targeted by Microsoft because of a Microsoft-related document on the site. Video made on 2/26/10.

Cryptome's John Young on Alex Jones TV 2/3: The Internet is a Police Sta...

Alex Jones discusses the Cryptome website, the site covering American freedom of speech and spying, and interviewed its founder. The site was recently targeted by Microsoft because of a Microsoft-related document on the site. Video made on 2/26/10.

Cryptome's John Young on Alex Jones TV 1/3: The Internet is a Police Sta...

Alex Jones discusses the Cryptome website, the site covering American freedom of speech and spying, and interviewed its founder. The site was recently targeted by Microsoft because of a Microsoft-related document on the site. Video made on 2/26/10.

Sign this petition to reject the PROTECT IP Act!

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Reject the PROTECT IP Act today! Sign this petition, because this censorship bill will ruin Internet innovation and online speech, and it will fight against "infringing websites."

The Alex Jones Show - 6/11/08: "DEATH OF THE INTERNET" pt2

Alex Jones discusses "Internet 2" - that ISPs will have customers pay a toll to access websites, and more. Video made on 6/11/08.

The Alex Jones Show - 6/11/08: "DEATH OF THE INTERNET" pt1

Alex Jones discusses "Internet 2" - that ISPs will have customers pay a toll to access websites, and more. Video made on 6/11/08.

Online Crime to share media content on the Internet?

From RT's Adam vs The Man - It could soon be a criminal offense in the US to share or embed copyrighted materials such as video or audio tracks on websites. Perhaps not yet, but it's a reminder that the US is attempting to further legislate and regulate the Internet and the web technologies that we use.

Spain's Rojadirecta Fights ICE on Copyright