Business | tags: censorship, internet, venezuela February 24, 2014 by Nick Farrell.

The beleaguered Venezuela president, Nicolas Maduro, has shown he has absolutely nothing to hide as protestors take to the streets against his government. Hes turned off the internet and TV.

It would appear that Maduro is worried that protestors might be using the internet to organise their dissent, but shutting down the telly stations indicates that he is more worried about the world seeing what he is doing. Read the rest

US hacks, who have already sold their souls to corporations, are now self-censoring their copy to avoid upsetting the government.

Suzanne Nossel, executive director of the PEN American Centre, said that surveys from Pew Research indicate that the National Security Agency programsmes are actually supported by roughly half of Americans, even though many believe that their own personal e-mails and calls have been read. Read the rest

The crime and security minister, James Brokenshire has decided save the UK from sites which are not British by bringing in censorship.

He announced the end of the free internet in the UK by saying that he will order ISPs to block sites which he thinks are too dangerous to be seen by the great unwashed. Read the rest

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