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Venomous Midtown Sign Removed By Police
FOX40 NewsA makeshift sign showing a police officer in a hang-man's noose has been removed from a midtown business. Sacramento police removed the sign after contacting the building's owner, who said they were unaware of it. The sign was written in the style of a...Tags: Crimes, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Sacramento, Crime, Law and Justice
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Attitudes of some suggest censorship
I am dismayed to learn during National Banned Books Week (which celebrates the freedom to read) that some members of our school board and Secondary Education Council, as well as some parents, are challenging a Glendale High School English teacher’...Tags: Politics
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Think Again: Identifying legitimate democracies
Some news in the last few weeks has demonstrated the fragile nature of our freedoms. As riots in Great Britain spread, on Aug. 11 the British prime minister’s reaction was to begin an assault on freedom of speech and assembly by attempting to ban...Tags: Government, Facebook, Social Media, Hosni Mubarak, Freedom of the Press
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Free speech doesn't mean immunity from consequences
I generally am willing to allow political candidates considerable leeway on what they say or promise during a campaign. We all know something about the value of political promises. Nonetheless there must be limits on what candidates can be allowed to...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, HPV Vaccine, Measles
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Dueling story lines for PIPA, SOPA and 'foreign rogue websites'
Opinion L.A.The debate over "foreign rogue websites" is far from over, but the lobbying battle between tech companies and Hollywood definitely shifted in the geeks' favor this week. Oddly enough, it's because opponents of PIPA and SOPA -- the Protect IP...... -
Bloggers in China sound off on SOPA blackout
TechnologyWatching from China, where Web censorship is practically a national hallmark, some can't help but smirk and crack jokes about the controversy raging over Internet freedom in the U.S.... -
#TwitterBlackout: Tweeters protest nation-specific blocks [Updated]
TechnologyTwitter is faced a growing backlash on Friday, less than a day after it announced that it can now block specific tweets from being published in specific countries that legally require it. On Friday, a day after the country-specific censorship plan was... -
Spain arrests Anonymous members over Sony attack
Web ReporterSpanish police arrested three men suspected to be members of the hacker group Anonymous on Friday, charging them with organizing cyber attacks against the websites of Sony Corp, banks and governments -- but not the recent massive hacking of PlayStation...Tags: WikiLeaks, Computer Crime, NATO, Scientology, Cults and Sects
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'Flowers of War's' Zhang Yimou: Censorship limits Chinese films
24 Frames"The Flowers of War": Director Zhang Yimou said that he while he expected total artistic freedom during the making of the movie "The Flowers of War," starring Christian Bale, he also felt Chinese censorship limits filmmakers' options.... -
Warner Bros. to distribute films in China on cable TV
In the latest sign of Hollywood's accelerated efforts to expand its presence in the fast-growing Chinese market, Warner Bros. Entertainment has announced plans to offer its movies via cable television there, the first such venture by a major studio....Tags: Government, Elections, Arthur (movie), Los Angeles Times, Cinema Industry
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How strong should the Internet be filtered at high school?
By EMILY PYLE SCTC Have you ever tried to look up images for a school project on Google and it won’t let you because there may be one or two inappropriate images on the page? This has happened to me numerous times and frankly it’s a bit...Tags: Facebook, Computer Networking and Internet, Social Media, Google Inc., Sociology
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Maryland must allow guns in public places
Maryland has long held claim to the notion that the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, or the right to "keep and bear arms," did not apply to the states. In doing so, they have and continue to deny it's citizenry that right to be fully...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Freedom of Religion, Antonin Scalia
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