Free speech for bloggers worldwide
Category: IsraelBy Curt on Apr 26, 2008 in Military, Israel, Facebook | 0 Comments
According to Amir Mizroch, news editor of the Jerusalem Post, on his blog, Forecast Highs, an Israeli soldier was arrested for uploading a photo onto Facebook
A soldier serving in the IDF’s elite 8200 military intelligence unit was sentenced to 19 days in prison on Wednesday for uploading a picture onto the Facebook social networking site.
The […]
By Curt on Jan 19, 2008 in Israel, Anti-Free Speech Laws | 0 Comments
Jerusalem Post reported that a law that would make websites responsible for the content of their comments has been introduced by a government minister. Yisrael Hasson of the right-wing Israel Beiteinu party has introduced a bill that would define all websites with at least 50,000 hits a day as a newspaper, in terms of libel. […]
By Curt on Dec 6, 2007 in Lebanon, Lisa Goldman, Israel | 1 Comment
Update: Lisa has published an op-ed on her situation on Ha’aretz, entitled “Why us - and why now?” It seems that the chief factotum of the Israeli Government Press Office, Daniel Seaman, may have had an axe to grind. The truth will out, I imagine.
***
Update: Lisa finally made a statement on her blog, On […]
By Curt on Nov 28, 2007 in Israel, Google | 1 Comment
Duncan at Tech Crunch reports (via Globes Online) that Google voluntarily gave up IP information on a user to plaintiffs in a defamation case.
The anonymous blogger made accusations of impropriety against members of a city council in the town of Shaarei Tikva, who were running for re-election.
The settlement stipulates that 72 hours before a […]
