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Stop Disconnection Sheffield

I’ve never even been to a protest before, let alone organised one, however given how wrong the Government’s proposals on the Internet are I’ve decided I can’t just sit back and let them happen. There will be a flash mob protest outside Sheffield Train Station at 5:55pm on Wednesday 24 March. It’ll only take 20 [...]

Mandelson dooms Britain’s digital economy

Flying in the face of reason, evidence, society, human rights, Europe and the conclusions of its own Digital Britain report, the Government yesterday announced legislation to disconnect from the Internet anyone accused of copyright infringement online. No, that isn’t a typo, you read correctly: accused. Not guilty. Accused. There’s more: today Cory Doctorow claimed on [...]