Today is the 98th anniversary of the 1911 Wuchang Uprising which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and founding of the Republic of China in 1912. (I wonder how the 100th anniversary will be celebrated in the People's...
Topics: Censorship, China, Cyber-activism

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On Thursday the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to renew all of the powers granted to the U.S. government by the USA PATRIOT act - passed hastily in 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks - that were set...
Topics: Cyber-activism, Cybertarianism

{"title":"Obama administration disappoints on civil liberties","post_url":"http:\/\/rconversation.blogs.com\/rconversation\/2009\/10\/obama-administration-disappoints-on-civil-liberties.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/rconversation.blogs.com\/rconversation\/rss.xml","author":"RMacK","date":"2009-10-09 01:49:34","summary":"On Thursday the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to renew all of the powers granted to the U.S. government by the USA PATRIOT act - passed hastily in 2001 in the wake of the 9\/11 terror attacks - that were set..."}

Since Obama became President - and yes, I voted for him - there has been a great deal of optimism and energy around the idea that the Internet can be used to improve or "reboot" our democracy. The Administration has...
Topics: Cyber-activism, Cybertarianism, Politics

{"title":"Is America getting more like China?","post_url":"http:\/\/rconversation.blogs.com\/rconversation\/2009\/10\/is-america-getting-more-like-china.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/rconversation.blogs.com\/rconversation\/rss.xml","author":"RMacK","date":"2009-10-08 00:38:29","summary":"Since Obama became President - and yes, I voted for him - there has been a great deal of optimism and energy around the idea that the Internet can be used to improve or \"reboot\" our democracy. The Administration has..."}

Last week the China Digital Times reported that the photo above (click here to view full size original) has been making the rounds in Chinese blogs and chatrooms. It is an image of a "computer science float" for Thursday's National...
Topics: Censorship, China

{"title":"China's censorship arms race escalates","post_url":"http:\/\/rconversation.blogs.com\/rconversation\/2009\/09\/chinas-censorship-arms-race-escalates.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/rconversation.blogs.com\/rconversation\/rss.xml","author":"RMacK","date":"2009-09-27 22:30:01","summary":"Last week the China Digital Times reported that the photo above (click here to view full size original) has been making the rounds in Chinese blogs and chatrooms. It is an image of a \"computer science float\" for Thursday's National..."}

The New York Times' Jonathan Ansfield reported on Sunday that Chinese news websites have quietly implemented "secret government orders" requiring new users to register their true identities before they can post comments. His interviewees...
Topics: Censorship, China, Cybertarianism

{"title":"China's new real-name requirement: another global trend","post_url":"http:\/\/rconversation.blogs.com\/rconversation\/2009\/09\/chinas-new-real-name-requirement-another-global-trend.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/rconversation.blogs.com\/rconversation\/rss.xml","author":"RMacK","date":"2009-09-07 03:53:34","summary":"The New York Times' Jonathan Ansfield reported on Sunday that Chinese news websites have quietly implemented \"secret government orders\" requiring new users to register their true identities before they can post comments. His interviewees..."}