Bahrain Protest Photos Flood Flickr
Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube often get a lot of the attention when it comes to social media spreading news of revolutions and uprisings in foreign nations, but Yahoo-owned Flickr is reminding everyone that it plays a significant role as well. Photos can say a lot, and Flickr has plenty of those. The company is highlighting […]
Algeria’s Internet, Facebook Shut Down As Unrest Intensifies [BREAKING]
Protests in Algeria intensified today, and the Algerian government responded by deleting Facebook accounts and shutting down Internet service pr…
Twitter Declares, “The Tweets Must Flow”
While protests rage on in Egypt, Twitter called for free expression and transparency in a manifesto published on its blog. Co-written by Twitter…
UK Passes Controversial Digital Economy Bill
The United Kingdom parliament has passed the Digital Economy Bill, an extensive and controversial piece of legislation, by a vote of 189 to 47. The legislation encompasses online copyright infringement, Internet piracy, regulation of TV and radio, the classification of video games, regulations over ISPs, and a hodgepodge of other digital topics. The bill, which […]