‘Secret’ Trade Pact Stirs Up Suspicion

Thor Benson / Truthdig Feb 4, 2015 Even members of Congress can’t find what’s in the agreement being negotiated by the U.S. and 11 other nations, critics of the accord say. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Aaron Swartz Can’t Fight the New Cybersecurity Bill, So We Must Do It

By Thor Benson Jul 13, 2014 A year-and-a-half after Swartz killed himself because of pressure from felonies he faced over alleged “cyber crimes,” the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is set to give the government the power to collect and share content from emails, texts or other written communications without a warrant, ACLU adviser Gabe Rottman says.CISA is set to give the government the power to collect and share content from emails, texts or other written communications without a warrant, ACLU adviser Gabe Rottman says. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Operation SOTU’: Anonymous Vows to Hack State of the Union

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 13, 2013 “We reject the State of the Union. We reject the authority of the President to sign arbitrary orders and bring irresponsible and damaging controls to the Internet,” a statement posted to one of the websites affiliated with the group said. "There will be no State of the Union Address on the web tonight." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bam! Thwack! Pow! The Internet Gets a ‘Cat Signal’

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2012 The Internet loves cats, so much so that a group calling itself the Internet Defense League has selected the “cat signal” as its emergency warning to Web surfers that some nefarious threat to Internet freedom is rearing its head in the halls of Congress or elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SOPA and PIPA Put on Hold

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2012 That's a big score for defenders of Internet freedom: On Friday, responding to strong public reactions and grass-roots campaigns, key members of the House and Senate put scheduled votes on the über-contentious SOPA and PIPA bills on ice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SOPA

Manny Francisco, Cagle Cartoons, Manila, The Phillippines Jan 20, 2012 Dig deeper

Chris Hedges on His Lawsuit Against the President

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The great Internet switch-off; the ACLU vs. jailhouse abuse; S&P's downgrade mania; Robert Scheer on the election, and Chris Hedges discusses his lawsuit against the president. Dig deeper

Chris Hedges on His Lawsuit Against the President

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The great Internet switch-off; the ACLU vs jailhouse abuse; S&P's downgrade mania; Robert Scheer on the election, and Chris Hedges discusses his lawsuit against the presidentThis week on Truthdig Radio: The great Internet switch-off; the ACLU vs jailhouse abuse; S&P's downgrade mania; Robert Scheer on the election, and Chris Hedges sues the president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The North American Ground Sloth

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 19, 2012 Dig deeper

The Day the Internet Roared

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 19, 2012 Wednesday, Jan. 18, marked the largest online protest in the history of the Internet. Websites from large to small "went dark" in protest of proposed legislation before the U.S. House and Senate that could profoundly change the Internet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Internet Fights Back

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2012 To protest two pieces of legislation that threaten the free and open Internet as we know it, thousands of websites, including Wikipedia, are taking themselves offline Others, including Google, are asking users to take action (more)Thousands of websites, including Wikipedia, are taking themselves offline. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Takes Objection to Murdoch’s Tweets

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 Rupert Murdoch is a surprisingly good tweeter, direct and revealing in his comments, but he is also the head of a media conglomerate, so when he loses his cool and fires off a shot at "[p]iracy leader" Google, it has reverberations beyond the nail salon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )