By RAPHAEL SATTER | Associated Press – 4 hrs ago LONDON (AP) — They’ve vanquished elves, trolls, and all manner of magical monsters. But one select group of online gamers is facing an even more formidable foe: The U.S. sanctions… Read More ›
Censorship
Site appeals against court request to hand over details of tweets relating to Occupy activist charged with disorderly conduct
By Dominic Rushe, The Guardian Monday, August 27, 2012 16:19 EDT Twitter has lodged an appeal against a New York judge’s decision that it must hand over detailed information related to an Occupy Wall Street protester charged with disorderly conduct…. Read More ›
Republican party platform to target ‘hardcore’ porn
By Arturo Garcia Monday, August 27, 2012 13:50 EDT Despite their presumptive presidential candidate being endorsed by a porn star, a conservative media watchdog group says the Republican party platform will look to get tough on what it calls “the… Read More ›
Photo accidentally reveals UK determination to give Assange no way out
By Robert Booth, The Guardian Friday, August 24, 2012 19:19 EDT It is the “restricted” official document that sums up the Metropolitan police’s tactics towards Julian Assange. “Action required: Assange to be arrested under all circumstances,” says the handwritten note… Read More ›
The case of Brandon Raub: Can the government detain you over Facebook posts? “Without a warrant or recitation of his Miranda rights, Raub was handcuffed and taken into custody” (U.S)
WASHINGTON, August 22, 2012 — Brandon J. Raub, a 26-year-old pro-liberty activist, former U.S. Marine, and Virginia resident, was arrested after authorities deemed his Facebook posts threatening. Citing an obscure statute allowing the involuntary detainment of a citizen for psychiatric… Read More ›
Retired military members and CIA officers accuse Obama of spilling sensitive national security details to help secure his re-election.Top U.S. general blasts ex-officers for attacking Obama
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT — US military chief General Martin Dempsey denounced ex-officers Tuesday for waging a campaign against President Barack Obama, arguing that soldiers had a duty to stay above the political fray. Wading into a potential minefield… Read More ›
eBay bans magic spells
eBay will ban sales of magic spells, potions, and curses as part of an effort to increase trust In a policy update it said sales of “advice, spells, curses, hexing, conjuring, magic services, prayers, blessings; Psychic, Tarot, Reiki, and other… Read More ›
Julian Assange makes statement on balcony of Ecuadorean embassy
Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, gave a dramatic statement from the Ecuadorean embassy in London today as he condemned his persecution and attempts to silence whistleblowers By Andrew Hough, at the Ecuadorean embassy 4:57PM BST 19 Aug 2012 Addressing hundreds… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 