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Just whose legislation rules the internet?
Comment So if I made defamatory, racist or homophobic remarks about an MP on silicon.com, I could be sued. When he tried to stop them he discovered some surprising facts about the internet and the law. In the autumn of 2005, I wrote a column welcoming the... [05 Mar 2008]
Regulation could choke the net - Google chief
News He suggested tensions might arise in a world where countries such as France and Germany have outlawed pro-Nazi speech, Brazil and others don't look kindly on racist remarks, and India makes it a crime to desecrate national icons like Mahatma Gandhi. [07 Feb 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.01.07
Round-Up This follows a record number of complaints to regulator Ofcom and broadcaster Channel 4 from viewers alleging racist behaviour towards one contestant, the Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. Hats off to Charles Dunstone and the good people at Carphone... [19 Jan 2007]
Cops slammed for 'decapitation' emails
News The police were concerned that the image could be interpreted as racist, as the man shown in the pictures is black. Deputy Chief Constable Simon Ash, who oversaw the investigation, said in a statement: "I am disappointed by the conduct of officers... [29 Nov 2006]
Control Risk by Controlling E-mail Content
White Paper Language that is obscene, racist, discriminatory, menacing, harassing, or in any way offensive has no place in the workplace. One of the most effective ways for employers to reduce electronic risks is also one of the simplest. [13 Oct 2006]
Consumer protection a DIY job on the net
News Self-regulatory bodies in the UK include TrustUK for ecommerce vendors, the Internet Service Providers Association (Ispa), the Internet Crime Forum and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) which cracks down on child abuse images and criminally... [21 Jun 2006]
Online child abuse - a decade on and the IWF reports progress
News The UK can be proud of its approach to tackling images of child abuse online as well as other criminally obscene and racist material, according to DTI minister Alun Michael, speaking at the launch of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) 2005 annual... [09 Mar 2006]
Police nabbed sending "grossly offensive" racist emails
News Police officers and staff at Merseyside Police have been caught sending "grossly offensive" racist, homophobic and pornographic images over the force's email system. But a small number of the remaining 10 per cent of email attachments were deemed... [21 Feb 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.01.06
Round-Up Its content, which you might file loosely in the drawer marked 'racist' - in the cheapest, tackiest Bernard Manning sense of the word - encouraged the recipient to pull the corners of their eyes in order to make themselves squint 'as if you were... [27 Jan 2006]
Opinion: The weak point of wikis
Comment Someone reading the entry decades later would have found the assertions in that article to be nonsensical, if not borderline racist. Perhaps the most recognized application of open-source technology in the world, Wikipedia is the online... [05 Dec 2005]
Racist blog writer gets community service
News A 17-year-old who was charged with making racist remarks against Malays and Muslims in his blog has escaped jail but will spend time interacting with the very community he condemned. The student, who last month pleaded guilty to two charges under... [24 Nov 2005]
BT slams "bigots" who abuse Indian call centre staff
News But during a question and answer session with Bushell, one delegate disagreed that language differences have not had a negative impact on Indian call centres and said it is dangerous to label those customers who have bad experiences with offshore... [05 Oct 2005]
Hate crime growth tracked by prosecution IT
News Now Compass is being used to help the CPS track the rise in the relatively new category of hate crimes, such as racist or homophobic attacks, according to the CPS' annual report out this week. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is using its £200m... [14 Jul 2005]
iTunes wants new mates
News The affiliate scheme is not open to just anyone, however: pornographic and racist sites are banned from taking part, as are any sites using spyware or sites otherwise deemed "inappropriate" by iTunes. [02 Jun 2005]
Pru plays down offshore customer backlash
News But speaking at an offshoring debate at the Call Centre Executive Forum last week Jackie Lindsay, head of voice at Prudential played down fears of any significant customer backlash and said some of it was down to a minority of customers who had... [23 May 2005]
