Even though the SOPA and PIPA bills are essentially dead, they are still getting a lot of attention. Last week, the U.S. witnessed a powerful expression from both brands and consumers that demonstrated their strong opposition to the anti-piracy bills.

Josh Wolford’s comprehensive rundown of the SOPA/PIPA protest blackouts slated for tomorrow mentioned how some site admins do not wish to totally black out their sites, for a variety of valid reasons (the hit to SEO alone can be crippling). …

As companies continue to call for regulation of Google, search industry organization SEMPO has come to the search engine’s defense. The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization recently sent a letter to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz in an effort to explain why regulation is not a good idea.

The International Olympic Committee now says that the media should have been informed by Chinese Olympic officials that they would not have free and open access to the Internet.

The European Parliament has passed a proposal that would penalize countries for censoring content on the Internet.

Internet censorship is in more than 20 countries, according to a new report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)"Governing the Internet."

Internet censorship around the globe is becoming more widespread as governments continue to filter content, according to a new report from OpenNet Initiative.