Part one: Strangling content Policing the Internet Contrary to popular belief, the government and police forces have hitherto not exerted a great deal of direct control over content. But, after a decade of growth in self-regulation and filtering by the... ...full story at the register (uk)
from the register (uk) on Thu, Oct 09 2008
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