links for 2007-04-23

• Boing Boing: Mayor of Boston bans Boing Boing
  Boston's free wifi has blocked Boing Boing... apparently in a very "stupid" way...
  (tags: censorship u.s.a. freespeech wifi internet blogs blogging)
• Infothought: WHY Boing Boing Is Censorware'd "Banned-In-Boston" from Dan's Guardian
  "I ran a copy of the relevant censorware and found why Boing Boing got censorware'd by Boston Municipal Wi-Fi. "Remember: "The phrase "Banned combination phrase found" is a characteristic message of the censorware Dan's Guardian. http://www.dansguardia
  (tags: censorship internet wifi freespeech censorware u.s.a.)
• When YouTube is a threat - International Herald Tribune
  "As YouTube, the Internet video-sharing service, generates millions of new fans in far-flung countries, it is making enemies of some of their governments."
  (tags: youtube video internet censorship freespeech google)
• Twitter, a new online service, takes instant messaging to an extreme - International Herald Tribune
  "Sending tweets broadcasts: "I am alive!" Reading tweets satisfies the craving of many people to know the smallest details of the lives of those they love."
  (tags: twitter web2.0 techtrends internet mobile)
• 50% Good News Is the Bad News in Russian Radio - New York Times
  "The new censorship rules are often passed in vaguely worded measures and decrees that are ostensibly intended to protect the public."
  (tags: russia censorship media journalism freespeech internet)
• Lifesterblog at Angus Lau: Web 2.0 blog - Hong Kong
  "Lifesterblog, in its alpha stage, is a new blogging community founded in Hong Kong and targeted to Hong Kong and Asia."
  (tags: hongkong blogs blogging web2.0)