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American bloggers say proposals for a new law, potentially making illegal to criticise or mock people online, will threaten freedom of expression. Read more here
A financial blogger, Park Dae-sung, known online as Minerva, accused of spreading false information on the internet has walked free from court in South Korea. The “innocent” verdict is being seen as a victory for freedom of speech. Read more here
Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow has claimed that his ITN bosses frequently censor his blog.
Speaking at the Hay Literary Festival in Cartagena, Colombia, Snow said as many as one in four of his blog post is supressed.
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Nay Phone Latt, a pro-democracy blogger in Burma has been given a 20-year prison sentence for materials posted on his website criticising military leader Than Shwe.
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