MacNN | censorship News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us censorship, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Google, Microsoft help found anti-censorship group http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/29/new.anti.censorship.group/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/qianmen.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are among the founding members of a new anti-censorship group called the Global Network Initiative, reports indicate. The organization also has the backing of investor, human rights and press freedom groups, such as the Center for Democracy and Technology. The GNI is specifically aimed at forming a consistent approach to dealing with countries that block free speech o... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/29/new.anti.censorship.group/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:50:00 GMT Apple bans Murderdrome iPhone app http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/26/apple.pulls.another.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/infurious-murderdrome-26.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has banned the comic book iPhone app Murderdrome, its creators claim. This adds to a growing list of titles that have been banned from the App Store for one reason or another, including Tetris clone Tris, lightsaber emulator PhoneSaber, and the "bling" app I Am Rich. Apple has used a variety of reasons for each pull, this time the iPhone SDK's assertion that content cannot offend Apple's "r... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/26/apple.pulls.another.app/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:40:00 GMT China reopens iTunes access, blocks Tibet album http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/26/china.resumes.itunes/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/tibet.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Access to Apple's iTunes Store is once again available in China, although some content is no longer visible, according to SFGate. The service was apparently blocked by the Chinese regime last week; a controversial pro-Tibet album, however, is still unavailable to shoppers in the country. The album is suspected as the main reason for the earlier blockage of iTunes.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/26/china.resumes.itunes/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:15:00 GMT Activist groups turn to FCC to prevent SMS blocking http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/12/fcc.to.address.sms.blocks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0712/textmessage.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Several activist groups have submitted a petition to the FCC regarding SMS blocking, filings indicate. The problem, says a coalition include Public Knowledge, Educause and six other groups, is that cellular networks are sometimes blocking bulk text messages without legitimate pretext, hurting operations. One recent example comes from September, when Verizon refused to provide short codes to NARA... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/12/fcc.to.address.sms.blocks/ Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:50:00 GMT