KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — The Malay government has backed away from a controversial plan to censor the internet. The prime minister even went so far as to say no such plan existed, although only hours earlier the information minister had confirmed filtering of pornographic...

NASHVILLE, TN — There’s a certain satisfaction in having sexism stated clearly and not hidden behind politically smooth non-communication – and Nashville’s Metro council has recently provided its citizenry with an excellent example of clearly stated sexism. At issue is the...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA —The German owners of a gay adult video-sharing website found a big surprise waiting for them at last weekend’s Internext trade show: A lawsuit with their names on it.Io Group Inc., parent company of gay adult studio Titan Media, served MonsterCockTube.com...

GAHANNA, OH — When Ron Fithen’s wife posed for Playboy magazine’s “Hot Housewife” spread, he probably knew he’d be on the receiving end of some good natured ribbing. What he apparently didn’t realize is just how persistent some of that ribbing could become. Fithen is an...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — Now that Mazen Abdul-Jawad is in jail for daring to talk about his sex life on television, the Saudi government has turned its censoring eyes on LBC, the television station that gave him a platform. According to the Associated Press, the offices of...

WASHINGTON, DC — The congressional Office of Management and Budget is soliciting public input as the agency reconsiders a longstanding policy banning the use of cookies to track visitors’ interests and habits on federal government websites.Once controversial because they...

NICOSIA, CYPRUS — The ubiquitous “they” say that we always hurt the ones we love – and if the toll being taken on the tomb of Saint Agapitikos is any example, the hurting doesn’t stop even centuries after death.Agapitikos, whose name means “lover” has become the last refuge...

CYBERSPACE — One of the newest and most innovative examples of Web2.0 social networking technology has become the target of what may be one of the newest and most innovative examples of the Koobface malware. Or not.According to Paul Henry, security analyst for Lumension,...

PATNA, INDIA — Farmers in an eastern portion of India are desperate for rain. With fields drying and crops dying, their only hope is to embarrass the weather gods into bringing relief via a much-needed monsoon. In order to accomplish that, they’ve asked their unmarried...

BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Liberation from one oppressive regime may have done little more than give rise to another for Iraqi citizens, at least where the free flow of ideas across electronic boundaries is concerned. The government of Iraq is poised to ban websites that incite...