Here's what a real attack on Internet freedom looks like BY GUEST OPINION | MARCH 23, 2012 6:30 AM At the height of the controversy over the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act debate, critics of the bills described them as an assault on Internet freedom and the subversion of the [...]

China Ends Microblog Anonymity Computer expert Ye Yun said the government had continually sought ways to limit freedom of expression on the Internet since people started using it, and that the real-name system for social media was the latest step in that process. Read more on Radio Free Asia

DDoS used to curb Internet freedom in Russia In fact, DDoS attacks and offline threats–in some cases, violent beatings or assassinations–are key government or government-sympathizer strategies for controlling online speech, says a Berkman Center for Internet & Society paper released March 2. Read more on FierceGovernmentIT

UM Student Newspaper Weighs in on 'Tatro' and Defends Students' Free Speech Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, said a strong ruling in Tatro's favor would "restore a sane and sensible balance between authority and freedom of expression." But if the University wins, it would expand colleges' … Read more on [...]